Barrett v. Village of Princeton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Two actions in the district court for Mille Lacs county, one by the administrator of the estate of William Otis Barrett, deceased, and the other by the administrator of the estate of Willard J. G. Jesmer,. deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of each decedent.
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Two actions in the district court for Mille Lacs county, one by the administrator of the estate of William Otis Barrett, deceased, and the other by the administrator of the estate of Willard J. G. Jesmer,. deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of each decedent. The separate answers, among other matters, alleged that the accident resulting in the death of decedents was caused by the negligence of their parents in permitting decedents to be at the place where they were when injured without any care on their part. The cases were tried before Parsons, J., who when plaintiffs rested granted…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Two actions against the village of Princeton, tried together, for damages for the death of the plaintiffs’ intestates alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the village. At the close of the testimony they were dismissed on motion of the defendant. The plaintiffs appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial.
The defendant village was engaged in constructing a public sewer in the center of First street. An excavation something like 2% feet wide and 7 feet deep was made. The soil was sandy and loose with a thin crust on top and had a tendency to cave. In the…
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- Reed v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
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