Barnett v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Waseca county to recover $5,000 for disease contracted while exposed to cold awaiting the arrival of defendant’s train at its station at Mason City, Iowa.
Read the full summary
Action in the district court for Waseca county to recover $5,000 for disease contracted while exposed to cold awaiting the arrival of defendant’s train at its station at Mason City, Iowa. Among other allegations the complaint alleged that the waiting room was not heated so as to protect passengers therein; that plaintiff was exposed to extreme cold and the other rigors of winter and contracted a severe cold, by reason whereof he remained sick for a long time and had been unable to perform manual labor, and was permanently injured; that plaintiff and the other passengers requested the agent in…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff claims to have suffered injury from being obliged to sit in a cold station at Mason City, Iowa, for many hours during a night in February while waiting for a train.
1. We entertain no doubt that a railroad company carrying passengers is obliged to reasonably heat its stations in winter time for the accommodation of passengers. It is clear, that this station was .not so heated. But defendant is not obliged to provide a heated room for the accommodation of persons not passengers. The first question, then, is, was plaintiff a passenger during the time he was in the depot.
2. On the day…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Webster v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Alabama Great Southern R. R. v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Illinois Central Railroad v. O'KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Johnson v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Heinlein v. Boston & Providence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hansen v. Oregon Short Line R.Utah Supreme Court · 1920
- In Re Solliday v. St. Paul Union Depot Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Barnett v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Bulin v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.