Legal Opinion

KENNETH BROOKS TERRIE BROOKS, — v. TRI-SYSTEMS, INC.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 11, 2005No. 04-3441PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

In this diversity suit, Kenneth and Terrie Brooks appeal the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment dismissing their claim that Tri-Systems, Inc. (“TriSystems”), negligently spilled construction debris on a state highway that caused Kenneth Brooks’s single-vehicle accident. Reviewing the grant of summary judgment de novo, and viewing the facts in the light most favorable to Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, the non-moving parties, we affirm. See Roeder v. Metro. Ins. & Annuity Co., 236 F.3d 433, 436 (8th Cir.2001) (standard of review).

Brooks left his cabin on a Sunday afternoon to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Firemen's Fund Insurance Company v. Michael ThienCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Pink Supply Corp. v. Hiebert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. Leonard Reed v. John Thalacker, Warden, and State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Jon B. Roeder v. Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

3Cited by75 opinions

  1. James Edward Phillips v. Jasper County Jail Cabalero Eby Garza Kelly Forsythe Riley Moback Sanchez Sewell Lietz Lyman Carr John Freitas MarneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. Jenkins v. WinterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. Brunsting v. Lutsen Mountains Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. Sentis Group, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. Arlington Funding Services, Inc. v. GeigelSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009

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