Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1940No. 6982, 6983PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from judgments awarding damages in actions predicated upon the wrongful death of the plaintiff’s intestates, her husband and infant son. The cases were commenced separately, consolidated for trial in the lower court and are joined in this appeal by stipulation of the parties.
Plaintiff’s husband, Bart A. Stephenson, and their ten year old son, Stuart B. Stephenson, were killed in a collision between defendant’s train and the Ford automobile in which they were lading. The collision occurred on October 15, 1937, at about 12:30 A. M. on Capitol Avenue…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Penn Central Casualty Co. v. Pennsylvania Ex Rel. SchnaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. FotopulosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Mary Poitra, as Mother and Surviving Parent of Richard A. Primeaux v. Donald DemarriasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Walter S. Lowry, Jr. v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Johnson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
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