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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948)

Citation
Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948)
Parent Document
Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
1948-04-16

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It is the rule followed by us in numerous cases collected in 2 Dunnell, Dig. & Supp. § 3327. We applied it in Anderson v. Anderson, 188 Minn. 602, 248 N. W. 35, which is indistinguishable from the instant case, where we held that an accident causing injuries from which pneumonia ultimately resulted, causing death, was the proximate cause of death. Loveless v. Red Top Cab Co. 158 Wash. 474, 291 P. 344, 79 A. L. R. 347, is in accord. The reasons for the rule are well explained in Keegan v. M. & St. L. R. Co. 76 Minn. 90, 91, 78 N. W. 965, where deceased died of rheumatism resulting from an ankle injury caused by defendant’s negligence. Mr. Justice Mitchell speaking for the court said: