Legal Opinion
Henrichs v. Inter City Bus Lines
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1961No. File 9891PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRentto, J.
This action seeks to recover damages claimed to have been suffered by plaintiff when the heating system of a bus operated by defendant in which she was a paying passenger ceased to operate in sub-zero weather. The jury awarded her $7,068 for which judgment was entered. The bus company appeals from the judgment and the order denying it a new trial.
About 2:30 a.m. on January 5, 1959, plaintiff and her nine-year-old daughter boarded defendant’s bus at Presho, South Dakota, to go to Norfolk, Nebraska, to attend the funeral of a relative. The weather was clear and dry but the outside temperature…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Shaw v. Pacific Greyhound LinesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Barger v. ChelponSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1932
- Guerra v. Handlery Hotels, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Owen v. Rochester-Penfield Bus Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Midwest Oil Co. v. City of AberdeenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Kuper v. Lincoln-Union Electric Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Kramer v. SIOUX TRANSIT, INC.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
- State Highway Commission v. American Memorial Parks, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- Wheeler v. CornerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- Donnelly v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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