Cunningham v. City of Thief River Falls
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Red Lake county against defendant City, and Great Northern Railway Company, to recover $15,000 damages for personal injuries.
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Action in the district court for Red Lake county against defendant City, and Great Northern Railway Company, to recover $15,000 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried before Watts, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff, against both defendants for $4,000. From an order denying a motion for judgment in favor of defendants, notwithstanding the verdict, and denying a motion for a new trial upon condition that plaintiff consent to a reduction of the verdict to $2,500, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This action was originally brought against defendant city of Thief River Falls to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of one of its streets. Subsequently, upon application of the city, the Great Northern Railway Company was made a party defendant, under the provisions of Laws *231895, c. 8, § 349. The city and railway company both answered the complaint, denying generally the negligence charged therein, and alleging contributory negligence on the part oí plaintiff. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below for the sum of $4,000, which, on defendants’ motion…
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