Ward v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of. the district court for Martin county, Severance, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
On October 9, 1893, the plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for an alleged negligent destruction by fire, only two days before, of certain trees and grass then standing and growing on his farm. The cause was brought on for trial in less than two months after the fire, and plaintiff had a verdict. The *450sole question before us relates to the proper measure of damages for the destruction of the grass.
When making its rulings on the reception of evidence, and also when charging the jury, the trial court relied upon Lommeland v. St. Paul, M. & M. R. Co., 35 Minn. 412, 29 N. W. 119,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sabine & E. T. R'y Co. v. JoachimiTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Byrne v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Gresham v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Lommeland v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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- United States Smelting Co. v. SisamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
- Hueston v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Payne v. IveySupreme Court of Florida · 1922
- Rowe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Marron v. Great Northern Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1913
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