Legal Opinion

Standard Oil Co. v. Lyons

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 22, 1942No. 12275, 12276PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Standard Oil Company, prosecutes these two appeals from judgments against it in actions to recover damages alleged to have been caused by its negligence. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court. In No. 12,275, plaintiff Lena Lyons sued as administratrix of the Estate of Iliff Eugene Lyons, her deceased husband, to recover damages caused by his death. In No. 12,-276, plaintiff, Priester Construction Company, sued for damages caused to property. The actions were consolidated for purposes of trial and are presented here on…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. J. E. Riley Investment Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Huset v. J. I. Case Threshing Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  4. Thornhill v. Carpenter-Morton Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
  5. Pierce v. Bekins Van & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. AgriStor Leasing v. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  2. Agristor Leasing v. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  3. Dougherty v. Hooker Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. Van Wie v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1948
  5. Jones v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956

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