Legal Opinion
Gagnier v. Bendixen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1971No. 20474PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action arising out of a truck-train collision near Clarks Grove, Minnesota, which resulted in the death of the truck driver. The decedent’s wife, as trustee of the deceased’s heirs, brought a wrongful death action in the District Court of Minnesota against the railroad for negligence. The issues in the case are governed by the Minnesota Comparative Negligence Act, M.S.A. § 604.01 (1969),1 and the jury *59rendered a verdict finding the railroad 60 percent negligent and the deceased 40 percent negligent. Judgment was entered in accordance with the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Olson v. HartwigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Schroht v. VollSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Peters v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
- Lee v. MolterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Forde v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sullivan v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Winge v. Minnesota Transfer Railway CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Tiedeman v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Ismay Mittlieder, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Elmer R. Ochsner, Deceased v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Tiedeman v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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