Darrington v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tlie district court for Steele county by the administrator of the estate of Patrick Darrington, deceased, to recover $2,990 for the death of his intestate. The case was tried before Childress, J., who denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Defendant’s railway track runs east and west through the city of Owatonna, and crosses Straight river on an iron bridge that is about 25 feet above the water. The bridge is 178 feet in length, and but wide enough to accommodate a single track. The approaches to the bridge are embankments of earth about 14 feet in width. These embankments extend for a long distance east and west from the ends of the bridge. Oak street runs parallel with the river and 237 feet east of the east end of the bridge. There is a subway under the embankment at Oak street. From this subway west to the bridge the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Havel v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Asklund v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929