Stendal v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Kelly, J., overruling a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, a child of tender years, caused by the negligence of the defendant. Briefly stated, the allegations of the complaint are that the defendant, being the owner of a lot adjacent to a public street in a densely populated part of the ci-ty of St. Paul, made a deep excavation upon it, by quarrying stone, which filled with standing water which was luring and enticing to young children, who were, to the knowledge of defendant, accustomed to go *280there to play; that he left it unguarded, and in such condition as to be a menace…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Kefee v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Twist v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Rolseth v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
3Cited by16 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Edgington ex rel. Meyer v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Stendal v. BoydSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Kayser v. LindellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Beinhorn v. GriswoldMontana Supreme Court · 1902
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