Crozier v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while in one of< defendant’s cars by a collision with another car. The answer admitted defendant’s negligence and tendered judgment in the sum of $400 which tender was refused on the ground- that the amount was ridiculously inadequate for the injuries sustained.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $20,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while in one of< defendant’s cars by a collision with another car. The answer admitted defendant’s negligence and tendered judgment in the sum of $400 which tender was refused on the ground- that the amount was ridiculously inadequate for the injuries sustained. The case was tried before Frederick V. Brown, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $9,500. From an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The respondent, Ida Crozier, was a passenger on one of the street cars of the appellant, which collided with another car. She brought this action to recover damages which she claims to have sustained. The answer admitted the negligence of the company and tendered judgment for $400. The plaintiff claims that as the' result of the collision she suffered a misplacement of the uterus, the dislocation of the left shoulder, resulting in the paralysis of the deltoid muscle, and i.s suffering from traumatic neurasthenia. Special damages in the sum of $985.30 were alleged. The jury returned a verdict…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Getchell v. HillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- People v. . YoungsNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- State v. LautenschlagerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- In re the Probate of the Will of StorerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Briggs v. Minneapolis Street Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Lee v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Cameron v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Carpenter v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Briggs v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Salotti v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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