O'Connell c. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant-from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Willis, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $300.
1Opinion of the CourtOollins, J.
This action grew out of a collision on Selby avenue, in St. Paul, between plaintiff, who was driving a horse, attached to a wagon, in an easterly direction, and a grip car running westerly on defendant’s cable line. The negligence attributed to defendant, according to the complaint, was in maintaining, at the point in question, a cable slit of an unusual and dangerous width and construction, in which plaintiff’s horse caught his foot, and, while so caught, the employé in charge of the grip car ran into him, causing the injuries complained of. By the answer it was alleged that the injuries…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Haleen v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918