Legal Opinion
Joseph Kennedy v. R. C. Bennett, D/B/A Bennett Lumber Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1958No. 15998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
In this personal injury action, plaintiff has appealed from the order of the court entering summary judgment in favor of the defendant. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. For the purpose of this appeal, it is conceded that plaintiff’s status was that of a business invitee.
The material allegations of plaintiff’s petition are that on February 28, 1955, he was employed by the Aliáis Construction Company as a carpenter; that on said date plaintiff went to the office of the defendant company in Clinton, Iowa, for the purpose of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Traylor v. Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Sarnoff v. CiagliaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Sprague v. VogtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Ruth Williams v. Jessie Eugene Chick, Jr., and Pacific Mutual Door Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Pastour v. Kolb Hardware, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Robley D. Evans and Elmer Robinson v. McDonnell Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. United Marketing Association, a Partnership, H. W. Helgevold, and Izola M. Boyd, of the Estate of G. C. Boyd, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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