Clark v. St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Scott county, Macdonald, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The plaintiff brought this action, as the legal representative of James S. Clark, deceased, against the railroad company, defendant, for damages for negligently, and in violation of its duty, subjecting her intestate to the peril of being struck by a roof or awning projecting over its side-track, from contact with which he met his death, while engaged in the service of the company. The plaintiff had a verdict, which the defendant claims is erroneous for two principal reasons — First, the absence of any negligence or omission of duty causing the injury on the part of the defendant; and,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dolner v. The MonticelloU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1870
- Gibson v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Hayden v. Smithville Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Illinois Central Railroad v. WelchIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Devitt v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
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3Cited by18 opinions
- St. Louis Cordage Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Geo. Pacific Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Greene v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Wood v. HeigesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
- Russell v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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