Rawitzer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Harry Jacobs, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of decedent. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for one dollar. From an order granting a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, C. J.2
The plaintiff’s intestate, a young man, seventeen years of age, was, on October 1, 1903, killed by being struck by one of the defendant’s cars. This action was brought to recover the damages sustained by the next of kin on the ground that his death was caused by the alleged wanton and wilful negligence of the defendant. On the first trial of the action the court directed a verdict for the defendant, and upon an appeal to this court from an order denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial the order was reversed on the ground that the evidence made the question of the wilful…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rawitzer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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