Brantman v. City of Canby
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Yellow Medicine county to recover $2,500 for personal injuries. The answer alleged that the injury was caused solely by plaintiff’s own negligence. The case was tried before Powers, J., who granted defendant’s motion to direct a verdict in its favor. Erom an order setting aside the verdict and granting a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The city of Canby, Minnesota, maintains a municipal gas plant to light its streets, and also to sell gas to private consumers. Plaintiff was occupying a building fronting on the main street in the city; in *397front of the building and across the sidewalk was a street lamp; the gas from this lamp was supplied by a pipe leading from the gas main in the street and was laid some two feet below the surface, entering into the lamp-post at a somewhat greater depth through a “goose neck” or bent pipe of lead designed to prevent breaks when frost would heave the ground. Nearly parallel with the pipe…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Esberg Cigar Co. v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1899
- Dickinson v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Snider v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Gould v. Winona Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Hodgins v. Bay CityMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Emmons v. City of VirginiaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Ackeret v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Frasch v. City of New UlmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Quigley v. Village of HibbingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
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