Wilson v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Lancaster, J., denying a motion for a new trial after a verdict for plaintiff, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The plaintiff, while driving a four-horse team attached to a lumber wagon across a public street in the city of Minneapolis upon which the railway tracks of the defendant were located, was injured in a collision between one of its electric cars and the wagon. This action was brought to recover for his injuries so sustained. The verdict was for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,083, and the defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
*437The trial court submitted to the jury the question of the defendant’s negligence; also the question of contributory negligence on the part of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Shea v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Watson v. Minneapolis Street-Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
3Cited by3 opinions
- Denver City Tramway Co. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Heiden v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899