Thomas v. Stevenson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Two actions in the district court for St. Louis county, one to recover $10,000 for injuries to plaintiff’s minor son and the other to recover $1,000 for medical care and loss of the minor’s services. The oases were tried together before Cant, J., and a jury which returned verdicts in favor of defendants. From orders denying plaintiff’s motions for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Jalmar Thomas, a boy eight years old, while coasting after dark, from a lot into a street, was injured by coming into contact with an automobile, belonging to defendant Stevenson, and driven by his chauffeur, defendant Mastrian. Two actions were commenced, one by Jalmar’s father on his own behalf and one on behalf of Jalmar. In both, the negligence charged was that defendant failed to maintain sufficient lights on the automobile. The automobile was equipped with the ordinary old-style gas headlights and also two small electric dashliglits. The headlights were not lighted. The dashlights were.
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