Lentz v. Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $6,100 for personal injmy received while alighting from one of defendant’s street cars.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $6,100 for personal injmy received while alighting from one of defendant’s street cars. The case was tried before Leary, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and át the close of the testimony defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,500. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action for personal injuries. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
1. The plaintiff was a passenger on an electric car of the defendant going north on Water street in Minneapolis. A block south of Lake Minnetonka the car turned to the east into Lake street making a far side stop. The easterly and southerly rail of the track at the intersection of the two streets was the ordinary guard rail used at curves. The guard rail is one piece of steel, with a groove in which the flange of the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mitton v. Cargill Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Fillingham v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. SchmellingIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Richmond City Railway Co. v. ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
- Mobile Light & R. R. v. Walsh, C.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1906
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- Reid v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927