Legal Opinion

Dohr v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1911PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. They cited, among other cases, Ives v. Wis. Gent. R. Co. 128 Wis. 357, 107 N. W. 452; Ransom v. 0., St. P., M. & O. R. Go. 62 Wis. 178, 22 N. W. 147; Kiley v. G., M. & St. P. R. Go. 138 Wis. 215, 119 N. W. 309, 120 N. W. 756; Zeratshy v. G., M. & St. P. R. Go. 141 Wis. 423, 123 N. W. 904; Boucher v. Wis. Gent.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. They cited, among other cases, Ives v. Wis. Gent. R. Co. 128 Wis. 357, 107 N. W. 452; Ransom v. 0., St. P., M. & O. R. Go. 62 Wis. 178, 22 N. W. 147; Kiley v. G., M. & St. P. R. Go. 138 Wis. 215, 119 N. W. 309, 120 N. W. 756; Zeratshy v. G., M. & St. P. R. Go. 141 Wis. 423, 123 N. W. 904; Boucher v. Wis. Gent. R. Go. 141 Wis. 160, 123 N. W. 913; Gumz v. G., St. P. &■ M. R. Co. 52 Wis. 672, 10 N. W. 11; Kinz v. G., B. S'- N. R. Go. 93 Wis. 16, 66 N. W. 718; Atkinson v. Goodrich T. Go. 60 Wis. 141, 18…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed December 6, 1910:

Timlin, J.

In this case the jury found the decedent and the defendant each guilty of negligence contributing to cause death, and that the negligence for which the defendant was responsible was greater than that of the decedent and contrib*547uted in a greater degree to the injury and death of decedent. The case is presented by counsel for the appellant describing the negligence of decedent as gross negligence or a very high degree 6f ordinary negligence, while the counsel for respondent minimizes this and contends that the facts show gross…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Kiley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Bolin v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Huber v. La Crosse City Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Stucke v. Milwaukee & Mississippi RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. KaatzAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Zenner v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Brown v. HaertelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Askey v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Marcus Ex Rel. Estate of Marcus v. CorteseNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982

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