Legal Opinion
Bergman v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1926No. 7403PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNAMER, District Judge.
This action was instituted to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of John Bergman, who was killed on the 21st day of 'April, 1924, near Moose Lake, Minn. The facts are that the deceased was driving a Ford truck from St. Paul to Duluth with a load of furniture, and was accompanied by an assistant, a Mr. Woodward. The deceased was killed by reason of the defendant’s train striking the Ford truck upon a railroad crossing where state highway No. 1 intersects the defendant company’s railroad track. Bergman and his assistant were instantly killed and the only…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cotton v. Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Bradley v. Missouri Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- Hubbard v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Roth v. SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GolayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Union Pac. R. v. GaedeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- Pere Marquette Ry. Co. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
- Vigil v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RY. CO.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2007
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