Watson v. City of Duluth
Supreme Court of Minnesota
. Action by a minor, by her father, in the district court for St. Louis, county to recover $10,500 for injuries sustained by her in a fall from a sidewalk in defendant city. The case was tried before Fesler,, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $5,000. Defendant’s, motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
[Philip E. Brown, J.]2
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff’s minor daughter, alleged to have been caused’ by defendant’s negligence. After verdict for plaintiff the trial court denied defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding. Defendant appealed from the judgment thereafter entered.
On August 17, 1913, the date of the accident, East Fourth street was a much traveled highway in a populous section of the city of Duluth. A concrete sidewalk, of smooth construction, six feet wide,, ran along its southerly side above the-gTade of the adjoining…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blyhl v. Village of WatervilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- McHugh v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Grant v. City of BrainerdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Thompson v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Tarras v. City of WinonaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Briglia v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Comstock v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Miller v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Murphy v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Lindgren v. La Crosse CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939