Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Ackermann

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 24, 1957No. 37,070PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Knutson, Justice.

Appeal from an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

This case arises out of a collision in which an automobile owned and operated by plaintiff’s husband was struck from the rear by a motor vehicle operated by defendant, a state highway patrolman. The trial court directed a verdict on the issue of defendant’s negligence and plaintiff’s contributory negligence, the propriety of which is not involved here. As a consequence, only those facts essential to a consideration of the issues presented on this appeal will be stated.

On the evening of November 24, 1953,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. O'Leary v. WangensteenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
  2. McConnell v. City of OsageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  3. Minneapolis-Saint Paul Sanitary District v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  4. Phillips v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  5. William Laurie Co. v. McCulloughIndiana Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Frey v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. State v. StaatSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
  3. Cerro Gordo Charity, an Iowa Non-Profit Corporation and Attorney General of the State of Minnesota v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, a California Insurance Corporation, and American National Bank & Trust Co., Personal Representative of the Estate of May v. Wilson. Appeal of Leonard J. Richards (Non-Party). Cerro Gordo Charity, an Iowa Non-Profit Corporation and Attorney General of the State of Minnesota v. North American Life and Casualty Company, and American National Bank & Trust Co., Personal Representative of the Estate of May v. Wilson. Appeal of Leonard J. Richards (Non-Party)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Sprader v. MuellerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  5. State v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963

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