Judson v. Reardon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A trial was had in this action in the court of common pleas, Ramsey county, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was enied, and he appeals from the order denying the same to this court. A sufficient statement of the case appears in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Ripley, Ch. J.
The undisputed facts in this action are, that on the 19th of May, 1870, during a fire in St. Paul, the plaintiff with his horse and buggy attempted at the corner of Market and Fifth streets, to cross a hose which was laid from a cistern to an engine in use at said fire. Upon being forbidden to do so by some one in charge of the hose, he drove up Market street, and crossed the hose about 200 feet from where he first attempted to cross. As he did so, the defendant, who was endeavoring to extinguish said fire, and who was an alderman, and foreman of the fire company…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. StaleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
- Wiggin v. CoffinU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1836
- Baldwin v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
- Schurmeier v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
3Cited by6 opinions
- Keefe v. HartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Simmons v. St. Paul & Chicago Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Langevin v. BloomSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Von Arx v. ShaferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Sherburne v. RippeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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