Legal Opinion

Geerdes v. J. R. Watkins Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 10, 1960No. 37,926PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Knutson, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation to the dependents of a decedent allegedly employed by one of the relators.

Relator the J. R. Watkins Company is a manufacturer and wholesaler of various household products and farm supplies. The home office of the company is at Winona, Minnesota. It has manufacturing plants in that city and in Memphis, Tennessee; Montreal and Winnipeg, Canada; Spring, South Africa; Melbourne, Australia; and Wellington, New Zealand. Its products are sold in every state of the Union, including Alaska and Hawaii,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. In Re the Claim of MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  2. Angell v. White Eagle Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
  3. Graf v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  4. Matter of Electrolux CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
  5. Nesseth v. Skelly Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Boland v. MorrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  2. Speaks, Inc. v. JensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  3. Lindbery v. J. A. Danens & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  4. Wise v. Denesen Insulation Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  5. Kern v. Steele CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982

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