Erickson v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $60,000 damages for defendant’s negligence in running a locomotive or train of cars over and cutting a line of fire hose laid across its tracks, and thereby preventing the extinguishing of the fire mentioned in the opinion. The answer alleged that if any line of hose lying across defendant’s track was cut, it was not done through any negligence of defendant. The reply was a general denial.
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Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $60,000 damages for defendant’s negligence in running a locomotive or train of cars over and cutting a line of fire hose laid across its tracks, and thereby preventing the extinguishing of the fire mentioned in the opinion. The answer alleged that if any line of hose lying across defendant’s track was cut, it was not done through any negligence of defendant. The reply was a general denial. The case was tried before Taylor, J., who, at the close of plaintiff’s case and again at the close of the testimony, denied defendant’s motion for a…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The right of way of the defendant railway company, with three tracks thereon, is located directly south of and almost parallel with First avenue, in the city of Moorhead, Minnesota. This avenue runs east and west. At right angles thereto is Eighth street, running north and south, being the most traveled street going in that direction in the city. Front street is one block south of First avenue. Prior to the fire on January 3, 1911, plaintiff was the owner of Columbia Hotel, located between Front street and defendant’s right of way. The main part was a three-story brick building one hundred…
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