Keegan v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Le Sueur county by the administratrix of the estate of James F. Keegan, deceased, to recover $5,000 damages on account of his death. The case was tried before Cadwell, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount demanded; and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff's decedent, alleged to have been caused by defendant's negligence. On March 30, 1897, the deceased, a passenger on defend*91ant’s road, when alighting from the train, stepped into a hole in the station platform, and sprained his left ankle. He was subsequently attacked by articular, or, as commonly known, “inflammatory,” rheumatism, and on August 16, 1897, died of what is known in medical parlance as “endocarditis,” which means inflammation of the lining membrane of the cavities of the heart. The evidence is conclusive that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- State v. DurnamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Bishop v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Miller v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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- Dellwo v. PearsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Christianson v. Northwestern Compo-Board Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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