State v. Bussian
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was convicted in the municipal court of Minneapolis of violating Laws 1909, c. 259, § 14, in neglecting to drive a furniture van drawn by two horses near the right curb of the street, being then and there a street where traffic is large and usually congested with horse-drawn vehicles, and fined' five dollars or in default thereof to be imprisoned five days in the workhouse.
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Defendant was convicted in the municipal court of Minneapolis of violating Laws 1909, c. 259, § 14, in neglecting to drive a furniture van drawn by two horses near the right curb of the street, being then and there a street where traffic is large and usually congested with horse-drawn vehicles, and fined' five dollars or in default thereof to be imprisoned five days in the workhouse. From an order, Waite, J., denying his motion to set aside the judgment and for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Part of section 14, c. 259, p. 305, Laws of 1909 (R. L. Supp. 1909, § 1287 — 14), reads as follows: .“In cities or villages, or any place where traffic is large or on streets usually congested with traffic of horse-drawn vehicles or street cars, slow-moving vehicles must keep near the right curb, allowing those moving more rapidly to-keep nearer the center of the str'eet.”
Appellant was convicted by a jury after trial on the merits for violating this part of the statute. He was driving a heavily-loaded furniture van on Washington avenue, in the city of Minneapolis, between First Avenue South…
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