Gray v. St. Path, City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff, as administrator of tbe estate of Charles H. Gray, deceased, to recover $5,000 for tbe death of decedent. The case was tried before Kelly, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,750. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
At the foot of Oakland avenue, in the city of St. Paul, Ramsey street, Oakland avenue, Pleasant avenue, and Garfield street cross each other; and Oakland avenue runs up a steep incline, on a grade of 8.66 feet per 100, and is occupied by defendant’s street railway system, consisting of double tracks, and at the foot of the grade the tracks turn upon a curve in Ramsey street. The crossings are in a populous part of the city, and in frequent use. On January 19, 1901, at about three o’clock in the afternoon, Charles H. Gray, an infant, five years and nine months of age, was struck by one of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Strutzel v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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- McDermott v. SevereCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1905
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