Harper v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $100 for the killing of plaintiff’s dog. The case was tried before Hallam, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $50. From an order denying a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Verdict in favor of respondent for $50 damages for the killing of an English setter by appellant company. Two witnesses on behalf of respondent testified that they were driving in a southerly direction on the west side of the street car tracks on Snelling avenue, in the city of St. Paul, and noticed the two dogs fighting between the rails of the east track, and that they remained there for several minutes in fierce combat and until the north-bound car struck them; that the car was running about twelve or fifteen miles an hour, and that the motoneer made no attempt to check the speed of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moore v. Electric Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Citizens' Rapid Transit Co. v. DewTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HauksTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Hamby v. SamsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Smith v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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