Dugan v. St. Paul & Duluth Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, refusing a new trial after a trial before Stearns, J., and verdict of $4,040 for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, J.1
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of defendant. The negligence complained of was blowing a locomotive whistle in the city of Duluth, in close proximity to some teams, one of which became frightened thereby, and ran away, and injured the plaintiff while in one of the streets of the city. The complaint was framed with a view of alleging a cause of action for negligence both under an ordinance of the village (now city) of Duluth forbidding the blowing of such whistles within certain limits except for certain specified…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Perry v. TozerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Heininger v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- State v. WatzekSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924