Gould v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of tbe district court for Stevens county, C. L. Brown, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $900.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This action is brought to recover damages arising from the neglect of the defendant to fence its railroad as required by G-. S. 1894, § 2692.
The plaintiff owns two large adjacent stock farms in Stevens county; one containing 640 acres and the other 320 acres. The defendant’s road is constructed across each of these farms, for a distance-of about two miles, without being fenced as required by law. Each, farm is used separately, and has its own buildings. The railroad runs nearly through the center of one farm, and divides the other so *38as to leave a larger portion upon one side than upon the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. People ex rel. LymanIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. ZeiglerIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Finch v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- People ex rel. Lyman v. Ohio & Mississippi RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bremner v. HendricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
- Strand v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Stevenson v. Atlantic & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. TimmonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1905