Bejma v. Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Osoau M. Eeitz, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff November 23, 1912, by reason of being run over by one of defendant’s cars.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Osoau M. Eeitz, Circuit Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff November 23, 1912, by reason of being run over by one of defendant’s cars. Tbe negligence of defendant relied upon to sustain a recovery was its failure to fence its road as required by sec. 1810, Stats. 1911. That section provides: “1. Every railroad corporation operating any railroad shall erect and maintain on both sides of any portion of its road (depot grounds excepted) good and sufficient fences of tbe height of not less…
1Opinion of the Court
Tbe following opinions were filed November 17, 1914:
ViNJE, J.
Tbe jury found that plaintiff traveled a well-beaten path which connected with Eirst avenue about twenty feet south of the intersection of the defendant’s right of way with the south line of the right of way of the Chicago &. Northwestern Railway, thence northeasterly to and upon the right of way of the latter road across the trestle and some distance beyond, when he again entered the right of way of the defendant, proceeded up the embanlonent and south to the place where the fire was, and from thence to the track, where he jumped…
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- Marengo v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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