Anderson v. City of St. Cloud
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover $840, damages for injuries to a block of granite and a wagon caused by a defective bridge. The case was tried before Searle, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed.
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Action in the district court for Stearns county to recover $840, damages for injuries to a block of granite and a wagon caused by a defective bridge. The case was tried before Searle, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed. Defendant having built a bridge designed to carry a load of 15 tons, using only 25 per cent, of its real strength, was bound to keep it in such repair as to accommodate travel of that kind; — at least to accommodate such use as might probably be made of it, and cannot escape liability by showing…
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Plaintiffs had occasion to move a large granite block, weighing about nine tons, from their quarry, near the city of St. Cloud, to the Northern Pacific depot on the opposite side of the river. The city had built a steel truss bridge across the river two years before, with an estimated power, at the time, of sustaining burdens of 15 tons weight. This structure connected the two opposite river termini of St. Germain street, one of the public thoroughfares of the city, in a continuous way for travel; was generally used; and under its charter the municipality were required to and assumed the duty…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sewell v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Wilson v. Town of GranbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879
- Fulton Iron & Engine Works v. Township of KimballMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Board of Commissioners v. CrevistonIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- McCormick v. Township of WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Campion v. City of RochesterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- City of Central City v. MarquisNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
- Friday v. City of MoorheadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Grant v. City of BrainerdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Kovarik v. Saline CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1910
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