Legal Opinion

Howard v. Marchildon

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 3, 1949No. 34,918PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Justice.

Plaintiff, administrator of U. I. Howard’s estate, recovered a verdict for Howard’s wrongful death and for damage to his automobile sustained as the result of an automobile collision alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. Defendant appeals.

The questions for decision are:(1) Whether a motorist killed in a collision is shown to have been guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law by evidence which sustains, but does not compel, findings that the motorist turned left between intersections on a paved trunk highway to enter a private driveway without…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Moore v. KujathSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
  2. Moeller v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
  3. Long v. TomlinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
  4. Barrett v. Nash Finch Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
  5. Hulsey v. Tower Grove Quarry & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Lafferty v. WattleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  2. Thelen v. SpilmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
  3. American Smelting & Refining Co. v. WusichArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Satter v. TurnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
  5. Bush v. HavirSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958

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