Rawitzer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Harry Jacobs, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,000. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
On the first appeal of this case it was held that the evidence'present•ed a case for the jury upon the issue of the wilful and wanton negligence of the motoneer in charge of the car which ran into and killed the boy. 93 Minn. 84, 100 N. W. 664. After a. second trial in the district court an order granting a new trial on the ground of the inadequacy of the verdict was affirmed by this court. 94 Minn. 494, 103 *295N. W. 499. On the third trial the plaintiff recovered a verdict, and the case is now before us on appeal from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rawitzer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Rawitzer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Weiss v. Great Northern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Bloomquist v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910