Laurisch v. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Two actions in the district court for Blue Earth county for personal injuries received while traveling in an automobile along the public highway crossing the railroad tracks of defendant.
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Two actions in the district court for Blue Earth county for personal injuries received while traveling in an automobile along the public highway crossing the railroad tracks of defendant. In the action of the 'husband the comiilaint demanded judgment for $2,800 and in the action of the wife the complaint demanded judgment for $2,500. The cases were tried together before Comstock, J., who when plaintiffs rested denied the separate motions of defendant for a dismissal of the actions, and a jury which returned a verdict of $1,000 in favor of the husband and a verdict of $1,075 in favor of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Defendant operates a railroad from Minneapolis to Mankato. About five miles north of Mankato its track crosses a public highway known as the “bluff road,” running from Mankato to St. Peter. The track, as it approaches the crossing, comes down through a ravine between a line of bluffs to the Minnesota river valley. It crosses the highway at an angle like the letter X. The highway skirts the bluff. There is a sharp curve in the track before it reaches the highway. The engineer is not able to see the crossing until within 100 feet of it, though one on the other side of the cab can see it some…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Cook v. John Schroeder Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Perkins v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924