Legal Opinion

Massmann v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 23, 1938No. 31,855PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Loring, Justice.

In an action to recover for the death of Henry Massmann, who was killed at a grade crossing one-half mile west of the village of Waite Park, Stearns county, on August 17, 1937, the plaintiff had a verdict, and the defendant has appealed from an order denying its motion for judgment or a new trial.

The highway Avhich crosses defendant’s track at the point where Massmann was killed runs north and south, is graded but not paAred or graveled. It intersects the single track of the main line of the Great Northern Railway at approximately right angles. Massmann was driving south at 35…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crosby v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
  2. Licha v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  3. Ausen v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
  4. Olson v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1935

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Engberg v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
  2. Rhine v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
  3. Leisy v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  4. Sullivan v. BooneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  5. Flagg v. Chicago Great Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944

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