Sheehy v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Le Sueur county by the administrator of the estate of John Kennedy, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of his intestate while in the employ of defendant. The case was tried before Morrison, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,500. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
Action to recover for death of plaintiff’s intestate. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which motion having been denied, and judgment entered, defendant appeals.
Plaintiff’s intestate, John Kennedy, at the date of his death was, and for about seven years prior thereto had been continuously in the employ of the defendant as a flagman at the point where defendant’s railroad tracks cross Boulevard street in the city of Montgomery, Minnesota. On the twenty-third of April, 1913, while Kennedy was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Borgerson v. Cook Stone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Peterson v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Smith v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Searfoss v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Sheehy v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Fink v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- McMahon v. FlynnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Pattock v. St. Cloud Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Stritzke v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
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