McDonald v. Mesaba Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county against defendant railway company and Carl W. Christie to recover $20,000 for injuries sustained in collision with defendant’s car. The case was tried before Cant, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the minutes of the district court, she appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a collision between an auto bus in which she was a passenger and an electric car of the defendant Mesaba Railway Company *276operated by its codefendant. There was a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff appeals from the order denying her motion for a new trial.
The court charged the jury that the negligence of the driver of the auto bus was not imputed to the plaintiff. This was concededly correct. It submitted to the jury in its general charge the question whether the plaintiff was guilty of negligence…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cotton v. Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Kokesh v. PriceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Koplitz v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Howe v. Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Johnson v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Carson v. TurrishSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- McKellar v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Manos v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Hoffman v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Adams v. HiltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
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