Layman v. Minneapolis Street-Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Jamison, J., granting a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
START, C. J.2
The plaintiff’s intestate died as a result of a collision between a wood cart, which he was driving, and one of the defendant’s street cars. Both were going in the same direction. The main issues litigated on the trial of the action, which was for the recovery of damages on account of his death, were the negligence of the defendant and the contributory negligence of the deceased. There was a verdict for the defendant. The trial court granted the-plaintiff’s motion for a new' trial solely on the ground of newly-discovered evidence, and defendant appealed from the order.
The verdict…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lampsen v. BranderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Hosford v. RoweSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Bradley v. NorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Foster v. RosamondAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
- Hanson v. BaileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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