Werner Transp. Co. v. Dealer's Transport Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, Chief Judge.
The Court is of the opinion that the jury were instructed properly when they were charged that, if there was actionable negligence on the part of the defendant Beezley, all of the defendants jointly and severally would be responsible for such negligence. Under the evidence, not only was Beezley acting as agent for both companies in a joint enterprise in which both of them participated in the returns of the venture, but Dealer’s Transport 'Company and Clark Transport Company were operating in this venture as common carriers undér permission of the Interstate Commerce…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ryan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Hodges v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1943
- Venuto v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Moeller v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
- National Trailer Convoy, Inc. v. SaulSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Gackstetter v. Dart Transit Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- Dealer's Transport Co. v. Werner Transp. Co. Dealer's Transport Co. v. SorensenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- May v. James G. Pardee Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1956
- Richardson v. BuehreDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1957
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