Legal Opinion

Chewakin v. St. Vincent

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1979No. Civ. 9520PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEDERSON, Justice.

Edward St. Vincent appeals from a judgment entered on a special jury verdict in favor of Eleanor Chewakin for damages she sustained in an automobile accident. We affirm.

The trial court labeled this action a “whodunnit” case. While Mrs. Chewakin was stopped at a Minot intersection, her car was struck from the rear by a 1973 Buick LeSa-bre. After a short conversation with Mrs. Chewakin concerning whether or not she was injured, the driver of the Buick left the scene of the accident. He did not identify himself but, as he was leaving, Mrs. Chewa-kin copied down his license…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Vasichek v. ThorsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Allen v. EllisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
  3. Giles v. KeunnenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  4. Anderson v. SaundersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  5. State v. WilsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Smith v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Johnson v. Monsanto Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Weber v. BernardSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Krueger v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  5. Ferreira v. General Motors Corp.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1983

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