R. M. Stangeland v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by the administrator of the estate of Alfred Stangeland, deceased, to recover $5,000, for the death of his son. The case was tried before Brooks, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,400. From an order vacating the verdict and ordering judgment in favor of defendant notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Appeal from an order of the district court of the county of Henne-pin granting the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. On May 10, 1907, Alfred Stangeland, while in the employ of the defendant as freight brakeman, was killed in the state of North Dakota by the defendant’s alleged negligence. Fie left him surviving no widow nor child, but did leave the plaintiff herein, his father, as his sole heir, who brought this action, as the administrator of his son’s estate, to recover damages on account of the death of his son. The action is based upon a statute of North Dakota.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Belding v. Black Hills & Ft. P. R.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1892
- Powell v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Lintz v. Holy Terror Mining Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
- Satterberg v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- Broderson v. BoehmNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- Getz v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926