Decker v. Itasca Paper Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Itasca county by tbe administratrix of the estate of Francis Paul Decker, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the wrongful death of her minor intestate.
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Action in the district court for Itasca county by tbe administratrix of the estate of Francis Paul Decker, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the wrongful death of her minor intestate. The complaint, in addition to the allegations concerning the death of the intestate by being accidentally strnclc by a counterweight attached to defendant’s elevator and falling off from the elevator, the direct result of which was that he was then and there killed, contained the following allegations: “Said premises and the contents-thereof were within the notice and knowledge of the defendant at all times…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, caused, as alleged in the complaint, by the negligence of defendant. The short facts are as follows:
Defendant is a corporation engaged in operating a paper and pulp mill at Grand Bapids, in this state. The mill is supplied and equipped with all necessary machinery and utensils, and is operated by both water and steam power. The water power is created and supplied by a dam across the Mississippi river at the point where the mill is located, and the dam is so constructed that the surface thereof is made use of by persons crossing the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Gunderson v. Northwestern Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Mattes v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by16 opinions
- Kokesh v. PriceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Eckhardt v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Dahl v. Valley Dredging Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Doren ex rel. Doren v. Northwestern Baptist Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
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