Ryan v. La Crosse City Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse-county: O. B. WxmaN, Circuit Judge. To the point that a verdict should have been directed on the ground of contributory negligence, they cited, besides cases cited in the opinion, Downs v. St. Paul Gity R. Go. 75 Minn. 41 O’Rourke v. H. O. G. <&L. R. Go. 51 La. Ann. 755; Dull v. O., G, G. c& St. L. R. Go. 21 Ind.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse-county: O. B. WxmaN, Circuit Judge. To the point that a verdict should have been directed on the ground of contributory negligence, they cited, besides cases cited in the opinion, Downs v. St. Paul Gity R. Go. 75 Minn. 41 O’Rourke v. H. O. G. <&L. R. Go. 51 La. Ann. 755; Dull v. O., G, G. c& St. L. R. Go. 21 Ind. App. 571; Wolfe v. Pierce,. 57 N. E. Eep. 555. To the point that, plaintiff was too young to be held guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, they cited, besides Wisconsin cases cited in the dissenting opinion,…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed September 25, 1900:
Oassoday, C. J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff to recover damages sustained April 24, 1898, by being struck by the defendant’s car, running south on Caledonia street, between Clinton and St. Paul streets, in La Crosse. Issue being joined and trial had, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1,800, and from the judgment entered thereon the defendant brings this appeal.
It appears from the record and is undisputed that at the place of the injury the defendant maintained double tracks; that such double tracks ran from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reed v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Lockwood v. Belle City Street Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Schug v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Weiss v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Morey v. Gloucester Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
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- Kastel v. StieberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Zweifel v. Milwaukee Automobile Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Guhl v. WhitcombWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Craig v. McAteeWashington Supreme Court · 1931
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