Carlson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Nicollet county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Erick Pehrson, deceased, to recover $1,980 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Webber, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
This was an action brought to recover damages from the defendant for causing the death of Erick Pehrson by negligence.
According to the plaintiff the facts are as follows: On August 17, 1903, plaintiff’s intestate was proceeding along a public street in the city of St. Peter, called Hartew street. He was driving in a jump-seat top buggy, hitched to a single horse. The horse was very gentle. The top on the buggy was up. The curtains of the top were down, but the one on the right-hand side, where deceased was sitting, was fastened only at the top. The front or jump-seat on the buggy was down,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Baltimore & Potomac R. Co. v. LandriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Stackus v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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- Dahlquist v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Haugen v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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