Legal Opinion
Devaney v. Lawler Corp.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1936No. 7,491PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewaet
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Silver Bow county.
On January 22, 1934, the plaintiff, William Devaney, was an employee of the Civil Works Administration of the Government of the United States. This department is commonly known as and will be referred to hereafter as the C W A. The defendant is a private corporation ordinarily engaged in general contracting. On the day in question plaintiff was being transported in a truck from the town of Divide to a point about five miles distant on the highway where certain C W A construction work was in progress.
In his complaint…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Linstead v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Braxton v. . MendelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Ellinghouse v. Ajax Livestock Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1915
- Aderhold v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Nepstad v. LambertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- McFarland v. Dixie MacHinery & Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Wylie-Stewart MacHinery Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Blessing v. PittmanWyoming Supreme Court · 1952
- Collier v. HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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