Klugherz v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Blue Earth county by plaintiff in behalf of and for the.benefit of Clements Klugherz, his minor son, to recover $1,900 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Cray,. J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,558.35. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
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Action in the district court for Blue Earth county by plaintiff in behalf of and for the.benefit of Clements Klugherz, his minor son, to recover $1,900 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Cray,. J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,558.35. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed. The negligence alleged in the complaint was the use of an unsound and unsuitable rope and the negligent fastening of the cable to the car by means of such rope and tackle, by reason whereof, when the…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant company was engaged in filling a hole on the northerly side of its depot in the city of Mankato, and for such purpose had constructed a temporary track upon which it ran a gravel train and unloaded the gravel by means "of a plow. The track at this point was. upon a curve, and the plow was placed on the northerly end of the gravel train, one end of a long steel wire cable was attached to the plow, and the other end was fastened to a locomotive át the southerly end of the' train, and because of the curvature of the track it was necessary to. fasten the cable over the middle of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Davis v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
- Heinlein v. Boston & Providence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Dowd v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
- Ingalls v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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- Yeager v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Southern Railway Co. v. BatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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