Mattes v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Alois Mattes, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of intestate. The case was'tried before Searle, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant upon the close of plaintiff’s testimony. From an order-denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The facts in this case are as follows: Defendant owns and operates certain repair shops, consisting of various buildings and numerous side tracks, located upon an eighty-five acre tract of land owned by it two miles west of St. Cloud. The shops are used for the purpose of repairing, remodeling, and rebuilding cars used by defendant in the conduct of its business, and are reached by a single or spur track from the main line of its road. That track is designated in the record as “Track No. 11,” and all other tracks in the yards are connected with it by switches. It extends from the main line,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Hoppe v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Hepfel v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Gunderson v. Northwestern Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Marengo v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ellington v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Decker v. Itasca Paper Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Mattes v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Jacoby v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
- Jensen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
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