Gilbert v. Duluth General Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in 'the district court for St. L,ouis county by plaintiffs, as administrators of the estate of Samuel V. Gilbert, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of deceased. The case was tried before Cant, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
Appeal from an order of the district court denying the motion of defendant to set aside the verdict of the jury and to direct judgment in favor of defendant, as well as for a new trial.
*101This action was brought by the administratrix and administrator of the estate of Samuel V. Gilbert, deceased, to recover damages arising from the alleged negligence of appellant resulting in the .death of said Gilbert. At three o’clock in the morning of April 38, 1903, the deceased, accompanied by his wife, went into his bathroom, and took hold of an electric light fixture with one hand and a water faucet with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Haynes v. Kaleigh Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- Fitzgerald v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Mather v. RillstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Denver Consolidated Electric Co. v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- City Electric Street Railway Co. v. ConerySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Humphrey v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- Landella Kanelos v. Milton KettlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Musolf v. Duluth Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Hecht Co., Inc. v. JacobsenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Bourke v. Butte Electric & Power Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1905
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