Legal Opinion
Zeis v. Great Northern Railway Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1931No. File No. 5870PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNuessle, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff, Rose Zeis, to recover under § 8321, Comp. Laws 1913, for the death of her husband, Joseph A. Zeis, by wrongful act.
The defendant, Great Northern Railway Company, operates a line of railroad, running northwesterly from Fargo to Minot. The defendant Meckler is one of its engineers. The railroad crosses sections 29 and 30 in Reed township, Cass county. It intersects the section line running north and south between these sections, forming acute angles therewith of 62J degrees. In 1929, the deceased, Joseph A. Zeis, resided at Fargo. He owned a farm in Reed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Green v. Los Angeles Terminal Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
- Wallis v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
- Martin v. ParkinsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927
- Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Butler v. Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street RailwaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1904
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3Cited by5 opinions
- South v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
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- Southern Ry. Co. v. WhaleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- Ramage v. TrepanierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1938
- Ekren v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1953