Legal Opinion
Campion v. City of Rochester
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 4, 1938No. 31,520PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gallagher, Chief Justice.
Appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
The action was for damages against the city of Rochester for negligently permitting the accumulation of ice so as to create a dangerous condition on one of its crosswalks. Defendant on this appeal concedes its negligence but claims that plaintiff is precluded from recovery by reason of her contributory negligence. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $2,500.
On the morning of March 14, 1936, plaintiff was walking to her home after attending…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kelly v. Southern Minnesota Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Wright v. City of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Lyons v. City of Red WingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Eichhorn v. LundinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- Erd v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Peterson v. WT Rawleigh CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Donald v. MosesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Muckler v. BuchlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Behrendt v. AhlstrandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- Slindee v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
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