Ellington v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Polk county by Lewis Ellington as administrator of the estate of Hans H. Arneson, deceased, to recover $5,045 for the death of intestate. The case' was tried before Watts, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendant. 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: The line of defendant’s railroad extends through the village of Carman, a suburb and within the limits of the cify of Crookston. In the vicinity of the place where the accident complained of occurred its yards are located, within which are a coal shed, icehouse, and several side tracks, all upon the right of way. The land on each side of the track is platted into lots and blocks, with a street extending along the line of and between the right of way and the platted lots; but no streets extend across the right of way. Deceased, a boy four years of age,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kefee v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Stendal v. BoydSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Rosse v. St. Paul & Duluth Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Scheffler v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- Erickson v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- McCarthy v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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