Pickell v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the father of Edna Piekell, acting in her behalf, to recover $10,000 for personal injury. The complaint, after setting out the circumstances of the accident, alleged that it occurred on a bright, clear day and the track was wholly unobstructed at the time, was straight and the view thereof and of objects near thereto wholly unobstructed for a distance of more than 400 yards at the place of the accident.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the father of Edna Piekell, acting in her behalf, to recover $10,000 for personal injury. The complaint, after setting out the circumstances of the accident, alleged that it occurred on a bright, clear day and the track was wholly unobstructed at the time, was straight and the view thereof and of objects near thereto wholly unobstructed for a distance of more than 400 yards at the place of the accident. The complaint set out the substance of certain ordinances of the city of St. Paul forbidding the person in control of an electric street…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Respondent Edna Piekell was injured by contact with a street car. She was seven years and four months old. She started from the curb across the street running “as a child runs.” When she came to the ear track she stumbled and fell. One witness says she fell 15 feet in front of the car. Another placed the distance at 20 feet. The fender and vestibule of the car passed over her. When it stopped she was just forward of the front truck. The jury found for plaintiff and assessed her damages at $2,500. Defendant moved in the alternative *342for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shea v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Bremer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Strutzel v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Hepfel v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Peterson v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ploetz v. HoltSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Heiden v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Wright v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Curran v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Howell v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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