Legal Opinion

Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Hooker

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 24, 1909No. 2,799PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of North Dakota.

1Opinion of the Court

VAN DEVANTKR, Circuit Judge.

This was an action to recover for personal injuries sustained in a collision on the railroad of the Great Northern Railway Company, and one of the questions to be considered is whether or not the evidence was such as reasonably to admit of no other conclusion than that the plaintiff disregarded the rules prescribing his duties in the premises, and thereby was guilty of negligence winch proximately contributed to his injuries. In that view of the evidence which is most favorable to him, and yet is reasonably permissible, these arc the facts: The collision occurred…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Higgins v. McCreaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Bell v. BruenSupreme Court of the United States · 1843
  3. Goddard v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  4. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. CollierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  5. Little Rock & M. R. v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Central R. Co. of New Jersey v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
  2. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. LenahanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. Fernette v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Miller v. Central R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
  5. Bradley v. DeatonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922

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