Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1975No. Nos. 74-1966, 75-1029 and 75-1030PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Paul F. Sargent obtained a verdict for $1,600,000 against Axel H. Ohman, Inc. (Ohman), a Minnesota corporation and Robert T. Johnson, an architect, resulting from severe personal injuries received from a fall while working on a construction site on July 14, 1969. The district court, the Honorable Miles W. Lord, directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on liability and submitted the issues of comparative negligence and contribution among the parties to the jury. Also submitted to the jury were Johnson’s and Ohman’s claims as to third-party liability against Sargent’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Transportation - Communication Division—Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- William J. Dryden v. Margaret B. Dryden, Theodore Loving Dryden and David L. DrydenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Lockwood v. Hercules Powder Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- George J. Gallon v. The Lloyd-Thomas Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sargent v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Michael Joseph Haley v. Lindsay W. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Jeannette Sheet Glass Corp. v. The United States, Crystal International Corp., and Glaverbel, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Thomas Hooks, a Minor, by Harlin Hooks, His Father and Next Friend v. Washington Sheraton Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Richard K. Keith and Esther J. Keith v. Newcourt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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