Legal Opinion
Bonnie Hobbs v. Lloyd Allen Renick
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1962No. 16856PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
About 10 p. m. on Saturday, October 31, 1959, Bonnie Hobbs, while on foot on U. S. Highway 40 west of Odessa, Missouri, was struck by Lloyd A. Ren-ick’s automobile. She was seriously injured. She has brought this diversity action against Renick to recover damages. The defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, made at the close of the plaintiff’s case, was sustained by the trial court on the grounds that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law and that the case was not one for the application of the Missouri humanitarian doctrine. Plaintiff…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Banks v. Morris CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- Muriel Jeanne Homolla v. Shirley C. GluckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Frandeka v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Kickham v. CarterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Kleiber v. People's Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jo Pearl Jeanes, Administratrix of the Estate of Tommy Joe Jeanes, Deceased v. E. L. Milner, William S. Orr and Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- J.C. Booth v. Peavey Company Commodity ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- INA Aviation Corp. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- Hladyshewski v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Bennett v. KitchinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
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