Pierce v. Brennan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of John J. Sharp, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of decedent.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of John J. Sharp, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of decedent. The action was dismissed as to all defendants except Archibald Guthrie, and others, co-partners as A. Guthrie & Co. The case was tried before Otis, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,500. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants Guthrie and his partners appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
X/EWIS, J.
The complaint alleged that the defendants, the Great Northern Railway Company, the Eastern Railway Company, and A. Guthrie & Co. were engaged in the construction of a line of railway known as the “Fosston Extension,” and that the defendants P. Brennan & Son were independent contractors for the laying of the track on such line; that Brennan & Son agreed to lay the track at a stipulated price, and to furnish the labor required therefor, and that the other defendants were to furnish all the material for such track as it should be laid and as would be required, and transport the same,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mathews v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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