Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 2, 1974No. 44158, 44281, 44509 and 44525PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yetka, Justice.
Plaintiff brought an action to recover for personal injuries sustained in a three-truck accident in the State of Indiana allegedly due to the negligence of the defendants, Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware and Spector Freight System, Inc. Trial before a jury was commenced in Hennepin County District Court on November 20, 1972. Prior to submission of the case to the jury, the court ruled, as a matter of law, that the Indiana rule of contributory negligence would apply rather than the Minnesota comparative negligence provision, Minn. St. 604.01. However, at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Crider v. Zurich InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Haeg v. Sprague, Warner Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
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