Paquin v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $30,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Orr, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff by the negligence of the defendant railway company. A verdict was directed for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
There is practically no controversy as to the facts. At the time of the accident the plaintiff was about four years of age. The street on which he lived in Ashland, Wisconsin, where the accident occurred, ran north and south across certain railway tracks of the defendant, which ran east and west about one-half block from the plaintiff’s home. These…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Deisenrieter v. Kraus-Merkel Malting Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Cook v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Quackenbush v. Wisconsin & Minnesota RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Tracey v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Miller v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1913
- Rogers v. Great-West Life Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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