Lindvall v. Woods
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought- in the district court' for Hennepin- county, and tried before Rea, J., who ordered a dismissal at the close of the evidence for plaintiff. A new trial was refused, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The defendants were engaged in grading a piece of the line of the St. Paul & Duluth Bailroad. The mode of operation was to cut down one part, and with the material taken from the cut to fill a lower part adjacent. The material was conveyed from the cut to the fill in dirt-cars. In the dump these cars were run out on a track laid upon a temporary trestle, constructed with materials (sufficient in' quantity and quality) furnished on the ground by the defendants; and as the dump was filled, the trestle was extended *214from time to time, by raising additional bents and placing stringers and ties…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cook v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Killea v. FaxonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Kelley v. NorcrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Peschel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Colton v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Callan v. BullCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Fraser v. Red River Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Carlson v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Ell v. Northern Pacific RailroadNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1891
- Jemming v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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