Legal Opinion

Henry W. Cross Co. v. Burns

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 3, 1936No. 10360PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought by appellee as administratrix of the estate of R. C. Burns, deceased, against the appellant, for damages for negligently causing the death of her husband, R. C. Burns. Wc shall refer to the parties as they appeared below.

It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant, at the times mentioned in the complaint, was engaged in the operation of a refinery at Smackover, Ark.; that plaintiff’s intestate was employed as refinery superintendent by the Simms Oil Company, and that one C. L. Murphy was employed as refinery superintendent for the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Illinois Power & Light Corporation v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  3. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
  4. Kapuscianski v. Philadelphia & Reading C. & I. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. Middleton v. P. Sanford Ross, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1914

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Henry H. Cross Co. v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  2. Cudahy Packing Co. v. McBrideCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
  3. Wilder v. AyersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
  4. Wabash R. R. v. FinneganDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1946
  5. Louisiana-Mississippi Pipeline Const. Corp. v. ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954

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