Best v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the municipal court of Minneapolis, Dickinson, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
On September 1, 1904, the plaintiff was the owner of two ponies, and while they were being driven across the defendant’s railway track *68near Orono, this state, they broke away from the persons in charge of them, ran upon the track and were hit and killed by the defendant’s locomotive. This action was brought in the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis to recover damages for the loss of the ponies, on the ground of the defendant’s alleged wanton and wilful negligence in the premises. The case was tried by a jury, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff for $211. The defendant appealed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hohl v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Mooers c. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lindemann v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923