Legal Opinion

S. Birch & Sons v. Martin

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 15, 1957No. Nos. 15107, 15108PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Circuit Judge.

On August 14, 1952, along a narrow strip of highway approximately six miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, L. A. Martin (hereinafter, Martin Sr.) and his son, Robert Martin Jr., were beaten and bloodied by a group of road construction workers, buoyed by alcoholic beverages and the happy knowledge of a job completed.

Subsequently, the father and son filed these actions against S. Birch & Sons, a corporation, C. F. Lytle, a corporation, and Green Construction Company, a corporation, (partners doing business as Birch Lytle & Green) and five individual defendants, Ross McDonald,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. Baltimore & Potomac RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Nelson v. American-West African Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
  3. Lewis v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Park Transfer Co. v. Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  5. Novick v. GouldsberryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Abraham v. S. E. Onorato GaragesHawaii Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
  3. David Dorin, Counter-Plaintiff-Appellee and v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Counter-Defendant-Appellant AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
  4. Alf Reinertsen v. George W. Rogers Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  5. Louis Casko v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, Louis Casko v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966

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