Kaiser v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $7,500 for the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The answer alleged contributory negligence on the part of decedent. The case was tried before Jelley, J., who at the close of the testimony granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. From an order denying her motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
Action to recover damages for tbe death of Albert Kaiser, who was killed while lying on defendant’s track at Fortieth avenne Northwest and Fifth street, in the city of Minneapolis. At the close of the testimony the trial conrt directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. From an order refusing a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
There is little or no dispute as to the facts leading up to the death of deceased, as appears from the record in this case. On June 8, 1918, he was a passenger on dhe street car that preceded the one that ran over him on the night in question. He left the car in an…
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- Smith v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1917
- Havel v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Little Rock Ry. & Electric Co. v. BillingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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