Chicago, B. & Q. R. v. Schrimpf
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Action by Sophia Schrimpf, as administratrix of the estate of Gustav C. Schrimpf, deceased, against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error was defendant in the District Court, and the defendant in error was the plaintiff there, and they will be styled here as in the lower court. This suit was originally brought in the district court of Hennepin county, Minn., and was removed by the defendant to the United States District Court. The suit is for damages for wrongfully causing the death of Gustav C. Schrimpf and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff and defendant sued out a writ of error.
The jury had a right to find from the evidence that Gustav C. Schrimpf lived with his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
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