Legal Opinion

Hooker v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1890PublishedCited by 34 opinions

APPEAL from the County Court of Dodge County. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. To the point that the declarations of the engineer were not admissible as part of the res gestee, they cited Prideaux v. Mineral Point, 43 Wis. 513; Viclcs-burg té M. P. Go. v. O'Brien, 119 U. S. 99; Chicago W. D. P. Go. v. Beclcer, 128 Ill. 545; Williamson v. G. P. Go. 30 Am. & Eng.

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APPEAL from the County Court of Dodge County. The facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. To the point that the declarations of the engineer were not admissible as part of the res gestee, they cited Prideaux v. Mineral Point, 43 Wis. 513; Viclcs-burg té M. P. Go. v. O'Brien, 119 U. S. 99; Chicago W. D. P. Go. v. Beclcer, 128 Ill. 545; Williamson v. G. P. Go. 30 Am. & Eng. E. Cas. 639. to the point that such declarations were a part of the res gestee, cited Felt v. Ami-, don, 43 Wis. 467, 470; 1 Greenl. Evi. 108, and notes; Key-ser v.…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed March 18, 1890:

OktoN, J.

The facts of this case are briefly as follows-: On the afternoon of the 14th day of September, 18S6, the wife of the plaintiff, and mother of the little girl, Catharine, deceased, let her go with her little playmate, Edith Jones, to the house of one Mrs. Dacey, to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Dacey lived alone, about 325 feet south of the railway bridge, across the west branch of the Book river, in the city of Waupun, and about 100 feet east of the track. The bridge is 138 feet long, and 76 feet of it, over the water, was inclosed on both…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Randall v. Northwestern Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Hill v. City of Fond du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Kaples v. OrthWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Ferguson v. Wisconsin Central RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  5. McNamara v. Village of ClintonvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Felton v. AubreyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  2. Peirce v. Van DusenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
  3. Roth v. Union Depot Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Hupfer v. National Distilling Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Curran v. A. H. Stange Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898

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