Legal Opinion
Szroka v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 8, 1927No. 25,529PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Action by Charles Szroka as father of his minor son Joseph Szroka, ten years old, to recover for injuries sustained by his coming into contact with a telephone wire in the streets of Minneapolis. Negligence is claimed on the part of the defendant telephone company, the defendant electric company, and the defendant city. The city demurred to the complaint. Its demurrer was sustained and the plaintiff appeals.
The injury occurred on August 23, 1924. The city charter provides that no action against the city for an injury shall be maintained “unless such action shall be commenced not less than ten…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Campbell v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- William Danzer & Co. v. Gulf & Ship Island RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- McDonald v. City of Spring ValleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- City of Tulsa v. WellsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Artukovich v. AstendorfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Brown v. Board of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- White v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- City of Birmingham v. WestonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Putnam v. HolmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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