Legal Opinion
Elias v. City of St. Paul
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided June 19, 1984No. C6-83-1250PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict for defendant in a negligence case. The trial court found insufficient evidence to permit a verdict on causation. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Jerry Elias and his wife, Jill, were injured in an accident near the intersection of Whitall and Westminster streets in St. Paul. Whitall ends in a “T” at Westminster.
Appellant claims he overshot the T-intersection and careened down a 16-18 foot embankment. He charged the City of St. Paul with negligence for failing to install protective warning devices or barricades. There…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kolatz v. KellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Price v. AmdalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Zinnel v. Berghuis Construction Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Hagsten v. SimbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Smith v. RunkCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
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