Legal Opinion
Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. Beecher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1945No. 13010PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
On November 19, 1942, plaintiff (appellee), a child under three years of age, by his father and natural guardian com menced a common law action against the defendant in the state court of Minnesota to recover damages for personal injuries sustained at Duhuque, Iowa, as a result of the alleged negligence of defendant’s employees while operating a freight train through that city on August 19, 1942. About the same time a similar action involving the same parties and the same cause of action was commenced in the state court of Illinois at Chicago. On December 9, 1942, the…
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3Cited by38 opinions
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