Legal Opinion
Bjerke v. Heartso
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1971No. Civ. 8596PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. MAXWELL, District Judge.
On a clear, quiet morning in January of 1968, on an open stretch of highway near Devils Lake, two cars met at the center of the road in a violent head-on collision. The lives of all three occupants of the vehicles were lost.
This lawsuit is an outgrowth of that tragic event. The widow of the sole passenger has sued the estates of both drivers to recover for the wrongful death of her husband. She has charged each driver *499with negligent conduct. The corporate employer of one of the drivers also has been made a party defendant.
A jury was waived. The trial court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Verry v. MurphyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Gravseth v. Farmers Union Oil Company of MinotNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1961
- Kunkel v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- Smith v. KnutsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by9 opinions
- South Dakota Medical Service, Inc. v. Minnesota Mutual Fire & Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Shark Bros., Inc. v. Cass CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- Wishnatsky v. BergquistNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Zebley Ex Rel. Zebley v. Heartland Industries of Dawson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Teresa Johnson Steel v. Donald Downs and Meva Corporation, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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