Souther v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $3,000 actual damages, and $10,000 punitive damages, for trespass and personal injuries.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $3,000 actual damages, and $10,000 punitive damages, for trespass and personal injuries. The answer, among other things, alleged that in 1882, in reliance upon the powers and privileges conferred upon it by the statutes of Minnesota and the ordinance of the city of St. Paul, defendant constructed, installed and put in operation in the city of St. Paul a telephone exchange system, consisting of poles, wires, appliances and necessary fixtures for the operation of its telephone business; that in the conduct of its business it was…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to- have been unlawfully and negligently inflicted upon the plaintiff by the defendant’s servants. The cause was tried to a jury, and verdict, was had in favor of the plaintiff for $700. The defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The defendant is a Minnesota corporation, operating a system of telephone lines in the city of St. Paul, with poles, etc., located along- and in the streets of the said city. The plaintiff was at all times, herein stated a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chubbuck v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Miller-Brent Lumber Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Yale v. SeelySupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
- Sloniker v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- State ex rel. Lull v. FrizzellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- St. Paul Realty & Assets Co. v. Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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