Leonard v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of tbe district court for Ramsey county, Egan, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,500.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
Tbe plaintiff brings tbis suit as tbe administratrix of tbe estate of Walter T. Leonard, wbo died intestate July 1, 1893; bis death being tbe result of an injury then received, while be was attempting to couple tbe engine and a flat car of tbe defendant, at a time when be was its employé as a brakeman. Tbe accident occurred upon a side track of tbe defendant’s railroad at or near a station called “Barrett.” Tbe grounds of negligence alleged in tbe complaint are that tbe track, at tbe place where tbe injury occurred, was defectively and improperly constructed, and that tbe defendant’s engine…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Abbett v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
3Cited by3 opinions
- Russell v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SledgeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
- Harris v. HewittSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896