Legal Opinion
Wiedenfeld v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 20, 1977No. 2-57216PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Acting Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs’ decedents, Marcia Wiedenfeld and Gregory Francis Lennon, died following a collision between the auto in which they were passengers and a locomotive owned by defendant Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and operated by defendant engineer A. J. Coleman. Separate actions for damages, consolidated for trial, resulted in verdicts for defendants. We have consolidated these appeals and now reverse and remand for new trial.
The collision occurred about 10:40 p. m. on Friday, July 28, 1972. Plaintiffs’ decedents, both 17, were riding in a 1964…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Graham v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Losito v. Kruse, Jr.Ohio Supreme Court · 1940
- Rosenau Ex Rel. Rosenau v. City of EsthervilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
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