Howard v. Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad

Lms, C.

In this action the court, at the close of the evidence, directed a verdict in respondent’s favor and an appeal was taken from an order denying a new trial.

For a statement of most of the material facts see Howard v. City of Stillwater, supra, page 391. The pole referred to in the companion case carried a span wire running across the street to support a trolley wire used in the operation of respondent’s street car line. The fire alarm wire was attached to the pole in question without respondent’s express consent. The evidence shows that similar .attachments of the wire to respondent’s…