Stegner v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Bunn, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action to recover damages from the death of plaintiff’s intestate, Jasper T. Stegner, who was killed by one of the defendant’s engines at a street crossing in the city of Minneapolis on September 1903, about nine o’clock in the evening. The trial court, on the defendant’s motion, directed a verdict for it on the ground that the intestate was guilty of contributory negligence. The plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The negligence of the defendant is not here contested; hence the sole question for our decision is whether the evidence, taking the most favorable…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Woehrle v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Wilson v. N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1894
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- Schwanenfeldt v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Haugen v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Wardner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Flygen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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