Burud v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Clay county, in favor of plaintiff for f552.61. The case was tried before Searle, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action for damages caused by fire scattered or thrown from one of defendant’s engines. The negligence alleged was that the locomotive was in a defective condition, as well as negligently operated.
The defendant made a motion for continuance on the ground that it was not prepared for trial because of the absence of material witnesses, consisting of the inspectors whose duty it was to inspect engines, and of the engineer, fireman, and other employés who were operating the train, but whose names or residence it did not then know and had not had time to ascertain. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Karsen v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
3Cited by19 opinions
- O'Leary v. WangensteenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Babich v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Olsson v. Midland InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GeiserSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
- Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad v. Unaka Springs Lumber Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1914
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