Larson v. Ring
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action brought in the district court for Hennepin county against defendants Bing & Tobin, partners, and the city of Minneapolis, to recover $5,000 for personal injuries. At the trial, before Hooker, J., the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove that about six o’clock in the evening of December 4, 1888, he was standing at the rear end of an express wagon, passing through 4th street in Minneapolis.
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Action brought in the district court for Hennepin county against defendants Bing & Tobin, partners, and the city of Minneapolis, to recover $5,000 for personal injuries. At the trial, before Hooker, J., the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove that about six o’clock in the evening of December 4, 1888, he was standing at the rear end of an express wagon, passing through 4th street in Minneapolis. The wagon was loaded with saloon furniture; the floor of the wagon was about three feet and four inches above the street-level, and standing on it was a mirror about five feet high. It was…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
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1. The court erred in permitting defendants to show at what height or distance above the public ways it was usual for contractors to stretch or suspend guys and ropes. It is self-evident that the obstruction of a public street by the suspension of an article at an improper…
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