Legal Opinion
David J. Walton and Janice Walton v. Glenn Eckhart
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1965No. 17924PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict absolving all defendants of liability in a personal injury action stemming from a collision of auto mobiles in a smoke enveloped area on Highway 64, Marshall County, Iowa.
Jurisdiction, grounded upon diversity of citizenship, is established. The substantive law of Iowa controls.
Other parties were involved in the litigation but this appeal is limited to the plaintiffs, Janice and David Walton, and the defendant, Glenn Eckhart.
On April 12, 1963, defendant Eckhart, a tenant farmer, was engaged in spring plowing when…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jiffy Markets, Inc. v. Vernon J. VogelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Blessing v. WeldingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1959
- Johnson v. BakerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- McClure v. RichardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Hysell v. Iowa Public Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Juanita Deshazo Billingsley, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe W. Billingsley, Deceased v. The Westrac Company and Donald Earl AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Lillian Marie King v. State Farm Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Bennett v. First National Bank of HumboldtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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