Legal Opinion

Duree v. Wabash R.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 28, 1917No. 4751PublishedCited by 8 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa; Martin J. Wade, Judge. Action by Mary A. Duree against the Wabash Railroad Company and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

ROSTER, District Judge.

The plaintiff in error, hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, brought this action against the defendant in error, hereafter referred to as the defendant, to recover damages for the death of her son, a boy of about 11% years old, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The record discloses the following facts:

On the 4th of January, 1914, Eréd Craft, a locomotive engineer, and Clyde Henderson, a locomotive fireman, both in the employ of the defendant, were at Moberly, Mo., in charge of one of the defendant’s engines; that this engine had been in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morier v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  2. Snyder v. Han. & St. Jos. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1875
  3. Eaton v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  4. Farber v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Pike Rapids Power Co. v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  2. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. v. De ParcqCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  3. Empire District Electric Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
  4. Silverado S. S. Co. v. PrendergastCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
  5. Crawford v. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API