Hillstrom v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administratrix of the estate of Fridolph Hillstrom, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administratrix of the estate of Fridolph Hillstrom, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of her intestate. The answer alleged that at no time in its corporate capacity did defendant erect or maintain any pole at or near the pole mentioned in the opinion, and that the only pole erected or maintained at or near the place was a certain pole used exclusively in connection with the fire alarm telegraph system maintained by the fire department of said city to protect the lives and property of the city and its inhabitants against loss or…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
A pole erected in one of the streets of defendant city, and used solely for the purpose of supporting a telegraph wire and an alarm box of the fire alarm system belonging to the city fire department, fell because it had rotted through where it entered the ground. Plaintiff’s son, a boy 14 years of age, and several other boys were playing in the street. In falling, the- cross-arm upon the pole struck and killed plaintiff’s son. Plaintiff brought suit for damages and recovered a verdict. Defendant appealed from an order denying the usual alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Snider v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Lane v. Minnesota State Agricultural SocietySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Ackeret v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Schigley v. City of WasecaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Hoppe v. City of WinonaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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