Karr v. Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: OeReet T. Williams, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment rendered upon a verdict for $2,080 in an action for negligent injury to the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtTimlin, J.
The plaintiff has a verdict and judgment, and the only errors assigned are the refusal of the court below to direct a verdict for defendant and refusal to grant judgment for defendant. In such case it is necessary only to examine the evidence for the purpose of ascertaining if there is any credible evidence which, taken in its most favorable aspect to the plaintiff, might directly or by proper inference sustain! the judgment below. If there is such evidence, countervail*664ing evidence on the part of the defendant cannot be considered.
The defendant, an interurban common carrier operating its…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Warner v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Smith v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Webster v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Allender v. C. R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
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- Radermacher v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Lundien v. Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Wilkinson v. United Railroads of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
- Ahlquist v. Mulvaney Realty Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1944
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