Wickenburg v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Washington county by plaintiff, by his guardian ad litem, to recover $10,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Williston, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover for personal injuries growing out of a collision at Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, between a passenger train on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad and defendant at a crossing of the two roads. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or for a new trial.
The facts are as follows: The tracks of the two railroads intersect at Turtle Lake, in Wisconsin. ‘On both of the roads, four hundred feet from the point of intersection, each company placed what is termed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. O'ConnorIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Akers v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ellington v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Grimshaw v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Everett v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Steffey v. Soo Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
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