Legal Opinion

Burlington Voluntary Relief Department v. Moore

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1897No. 7522PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Strode, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The court had no jurisdiction over the relief department, and erred in refusing to admit the railroad company to be the defendant as the real party in interest on its own motion.

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Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Strode, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The court had no jurisdiction over the relief department, and erred in refusing to admit the railroad company to be the defendant as the real party in interest on its own motion. (Chicago, B. & Q. B. Co. v. Bell, 44 Neb., 44; Burlington Yoluntary Belief Department v. White, 41 Neb., 551; Chicago, B. & Q. B. Co. v. Wymore, 40 Neb., 650.) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff below to file an amended petition, changing the party plaintiff.. (Hurst v. Detroit City…

1Opinion of the Court

Irvine, C.

In the district court there was a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the reversal whereof is sought by the defendant below. For a proper understanding of the case as here presented a statement of the nature of the pleadings and history of the case is essential. The original petition alleged that the defendant is a mutual insurance company doing business in Nebraska for the purpose of insuring the employes of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; that one Harry Moore was in the employ of that company and had made application and been accepted into membership by the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hurst v. Detroit City RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n v. PetersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Andres v. KridlerNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Thomas v. CarsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Miles v. StrongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Richards v. Estate of GilmoreNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Wilson v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
  3. Nebraska v. HaydenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska · 1898

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