Gaughan v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $20,000? for personal injuries. The case was tried before Dickson, J., who sustained defendant’s objection to the introduction of any testimony ■on the ground the complaint did not state a cause of action and ■granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the case. From the order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Action to recover damages for personal.injuries claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. It was alleged in the ■complaint, in substance, that on May 20, 1911, whthe the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant as a laborer upon its streets for hire, and in charge of its general foreman, he was ordered by the said foreman into an unsafe place in which to work, namely, an ■earth bank maintained and used by the defendant to furnish material for use in the repair and construction of its streets, and whthe there, and when acting within the scope of his employment and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Winters v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Giuricevic v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Wolpers v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Kelly v. City of FaribaultSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Mitchell v. Village of ChisholmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henry v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1913
- Frasch v. City of New UlmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Hughes v. Village of NashwaukSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Diamond Iron Works v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Quackenbush v. Village of SlaytonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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