Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Slavens
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1935No. 10152PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a personal injury case, in which appellee, as plaintiff below, recovered judgment for $1,750 as damages for injuries inflicted on him when he was struck by defendant’s truck as it was being backed out of a driveway at the side of the house in which appellee lived. The parties will be referred to as they appeared below.
The only issue presented is the alleged error of the court in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant. The instructions, while excepted to, are not challenged in this court, and the only question raised is whether or not the driver of the truck…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. RahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Ritchie v. WallerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Silent Automatic Sales Corporation v. StaytonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Gulf Refining Co. v. Texarkana & Ft. S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Schrayer v. BishopSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hopkings v. Jl Case CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Hubbard v. Lock Joint Pipe Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1947
- Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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