Legal Opinion

Knapp v. Jones

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1897No. 6936PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Scott, J.

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

The plaintiff, by his next friend, instituted this action in the district court of Douglas county to recover of the defendants damages which he alleged were caused by injuries to him as the result of negligence on the part of the defendants. The amount .claimed was $15,000. It was stated in the petition that the defendants were the owners and managers of a five-story building in the city of Omaha, the rooms of which, above the ground floor, were occupied and in use as offices by various tenants; that there was a passenger elevator maintained and op*491erated by defendants between the ground floor…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dewey v. Chicago & N. W. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  2. Pierce v. WhitcombSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
  3. Omaha Horse Railway Co. v. DoolittleNebraska Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Central City Bank v. RiceNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Slayton v. Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Craig v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Charles Shiverick & Co. v. R. J. Gunning Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Derringer ex rel. Derringer v. TatleyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Farmers & Merchants State Bank v. KuhnNebraska Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Guthrie v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1897

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