Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Boone
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 16, 1939No. Nos. 31,926, 31,927PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stone, Justice.
Consolidated for trial, this pair of actions for the deaths of Shirley Cossi and Kenneth Sullivan resulted in verdicts against defendant railroad and for defendants Boone. From orders for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts, plaintiffs appeal.
The cases arose from a railroad crossing collision. Defendant Wiley Boone, with the two decedents and Miss Helen Tomar as passengers, was driving east from Chisholm to Eveleth. The train was going north, hound for Virginia. The collision took place at 2:25 a. m. of March 16, 1937.
The night was cold and dark, but clear. There were yellow…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crosby v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Licha v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Ausen v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
- Munkel v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Dreyer v. Otter Tail Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Winge v. Minnesota Transfer Railway CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Schofield v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1940
- Engberg v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- Schubitzke v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
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