Legal Opinion
Chicago, B. & Q. R. v. Honey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1894No. 393PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Error to the Circuit. Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa. • Action by W. O. B. Honey against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, District Judge.
The question presented by this record and to be decided is accurately stated by counsel for the plaintiff in error, as follows:
“In an action brought by the husband against a third party for damages for the loss of the society of his wife, her aid, and surgical attendance, consequent upon physical injuries received by the wife, is the fact that the wife has been guilty of contributory negligence, and the injuries which she received being the result of the concurring negligence of the wife and the third party, a defense?”
The circuit court answered this question in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. CreekIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Yahn v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- Nesbit v. Town of GarnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Dietrich v. Baltimore & Hall's Springs Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1882
- St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. HensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lee v. Colorado Department of HealthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Callies v. Reliance Laundry Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
- Handeland v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Butcher v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Lansburgh & Bro. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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