Haesley v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, as administrator of his son, William Haesley, (a child six years and four months old at the time of his death,) from .an order of the district court for Winona county, Start, J., presiding, setting aside a verdict of $1,000 in his favor, and granting ’a new trial, in an action to recover $5,000 for alleged negligence of defendant causing the death of his intestate.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This was an action to recover damages from defendant corporation for personal injuries resulting in the death of plaintiff’s intestate, said to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. A verdict was had for plaintiff, and the appeal is from an order setting it aside upon the ground that the evidence failed to establish such negligence. As concisely as possible, we will state the facts, about which there was practically no controversy. The plaintiff, with his family, resided but a few blocks from the scene of the accident in the city of Winona. The deceased was his son, aged about six…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kefee v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Twist v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Kolsti v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
3Cited by15 opinions
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Ryan v. TowarMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Stendal v. BoydSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Kayser v. LindellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
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