O'Brien v. American Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,000 damages for personal injuries sustained in March, 1901, by the collapse of a certain bridge while plaintiff was crossing it.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $25,000 damages for personal injuries sustained in March, 1901, by the collapse of a certain bridge while plaintiff was crossing it. From the evidence it appeared that the bridge was built pursuant to a contract in August, 1900, between the county commissioners of Kingfisher county, territory of Oklahoma, and one J. W. Floover for its erection for the sum of $1,800, which contract was assigned by Hoover to the defendant in December, 1900. The complaint, as amended, alleged that the bridge was upon a certain public highway and in…
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Defendant was responsible for the erection of a bridge under contract. The county itself constructed the approaches and connected them with the bridge. Five or six weeks after the acceptance of the bridge it collapsed, while plaintiff and others were crossing over it. One person was killed, and others, including plaintiff, were injured. In this an action to recover therefor the jury awarded plaintiff $11,000. From an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, this appeal was taken. The law applicable to such a state of facts is familiar, and in its general outlines well settled.
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