Quackenbush v. Village of Slayton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Murray county to recover $30,000 for personal injury. Defendant demurred to the amended complaint on the ground that the facts stated therein did not constitute a cause of action. The demurser was sustained, Nelson, J., with leave to plaintiff to amend the complaint. From the order sustaining the demurrer, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The court sustained a demurrer to the complaint, and plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff alleges that he was employed by the defendant, a duly incorporated village, as a laborer in the operation of a gas plant maintained by the defendant; that while so employed he was set to work in a place rendered unsafe through the negligence of defendant in permitting drain pipes to become clogged, by reason whereof gas accumulated and exploded, burning and injuring plaintiff. The complaint lacks directness and definiteness in the statement of the particular negligence which caused the injury, but as against a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. Village of Heron LakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Ott v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Kelly v. City of FaribaultSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Mitchell v. Village of ChisholmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Gaughan v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Wild v. RarigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
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