Downs v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of tbe district court for Ramsey county, Otis, J., denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, after directing a verdict for defendant, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Tbe plaintiff brought this action, on behalf of his minor son, to recover for personal injuries sustained by him in a collision with one of the defendant’s electric cars.
At the close of the evidence the trial court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that no negligence had been shown on the part of the defendant, and, further, that the uncontradicted evidence showed, as a matter of law, that the boy was guilty of contributory negligence.
The plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The plaintiff here claims that the defendant had…
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- Friday v. City of MoorheadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901