Riley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Winona county to recover $970. The Fire Association of Philadelphia, having paid plaintiff under its insurance policy $500 upon his loss, intervened and asked for judgment in that sum against defendant. From an order, Snow, J., denying its motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was the ordinary action for damages caused by fire scattered from one of defendant’s locomotives, the negligence charged going to its original improper construction, its being subsequently permitted to remain out of repair, and also to its negligent operation. While the amount in controversy was not very large, and the legal questions involved neither novel nor difficult, the subject of the fire has been very sharply contested. Flanaghan v. Chicago, 65 Minn. 112, 67 N. W. 794; Riley v. Chicago, 67 Minn. 165, 69 N. W. 718.
In addition to their general verdict for the plaintiff, the jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Loucks v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Olson v. GjertsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Watson v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Riley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Flanaghan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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