Legal Opinion
Wooley v. Chicago & N. W. R. Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1951No. File 9237PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
On March 12, 1949, Ruth D. Wooley was killed, as the result of a collision between an automobile driven by her and a freight train operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway Company. The accident occurred at the intersection of the main street of Ree Heights, South Dakota, and the tracks of the defendant company. Harrold W. Wooley, husband of decedent, was appointed special administrator of her estate and brought this action seeking to recover damages for death by alleged wrongful act. The engineer and the conductor in charge of the train involved in the accident were also named as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Licha v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Ulrikson v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1936
- Johnson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
- Waitkus v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Peyla v. Duluth, Missabe Iron Range Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Associated Engineers, Inc. v. JobCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Morin v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway SystemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- Ries v. Daffin CorporationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a Corporation v. Elmer Bork, as Administrator of the Estate of Otto Bork, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Associated Engineers, Inc., a Montana Corporation v. Dallas Job, Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Corporation, and Troy Cannon Construction Company, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Corporation v. Dallas Job, Troy Cannon Construction Company, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, and Associated Engineers, Inc., a Montana Corporation, Troy Cannon Construction Company, Inc., a Kansas Corporation v. Dallas Job, Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc., a Corporation, and Associated Engineers, Inc., a Montana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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