Legal Opinion
Lustik v. Rankila
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 4, 1964No. 39121PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
This lawsuit is brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellant, Mary Jane Lustik, as a result of a head-on collision between vehicles driven by her and by decedent, Ruth Ran-kila. Previously an action was brought against Mrs. Lustik under Minn. St. 573.02 for the death of Mrs. Rankila. A motion to consolidate the two proceedings was denied on the authority of Lambach v. Northwestern Refining Co. Inc. 261 Minn. 115, 111 N. W. (2d) 345, which held that because of the statutory presumption of decedent’s due care, § 602.04, it was improper to do so.1 The…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Good Health Dairy Products Corp. v. EmeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Coca Cola Co. v. Pepsi-Cola Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1934
- San Francisco Unified School District v. California Building Maintenance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1958
- Gammel v. Ernst & ErnstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- B. R. DeWitt, Inc. v. HallNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Johnson v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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