Legal Opinion

Haugo v. Great Northern Railway Co.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 6, 1914PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Bottineau County, Burr, J. The plaintiff; was guilty of such contributory negligence as will preclude a recovery by him, and the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a dii*ected verdict. West v. Northern P. E. Co. 13 N. D. 221, 100 N. W. 254; Sherlock y. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. Ste.'M. E. Co. 24 N. D. 40, 138 N. W. 976; Pendroy y. Great Northern E. Co. 17 N. D. 445, 117 N. W. 531; Hope y.

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Appeal from the District Court of Bottineau County, Burr, J. The plaintiff; was guilty of such contributory negligence as will preclude a recovery by him, and the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a dii*ected verdict. West v. Northern P. E. Co. 13 N. D. 221, 100 N. W. 254; Sherlock y. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. Ste.'M. E. Co. 24 N. D. 40, 138 N. W. 976; Pendroy y. Great Northern E. Co. 17 N. D. 445, 117 N. W. 531; Hope y. Great Northern E. Co. 19 N. D. 438, 122 N. W. 997. Where physical evidence conclusively establishes that if plaintiff had looked /or the train after he had passed…

1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.

Plaintiff was injured in a collision with defendant’s train, at a grade crossing within the city limits of Bottineau, North Dakota. The road upon which he had traveled to reach the city runs due south, and the street upon which he was traveling at the time of the injury coincides with the said section line. The defendant’s train approached from a direction which may be designated as northwest by north. Thus plaintiff was driving into the town from due north and the train was approaching the town from a direction half way between north and northwest. The depot at which the train would stop was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carr v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Kunkel v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Pendroy v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Sherlock v. Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Bostwick v. Minneapolis & Pacific Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. South v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Billingsley v. McCormick Transfer Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Logan v. SchjeldahlNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Ferm v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1926

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