Legal Opinion
Colby v. Gibbons
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 9, 1979No. 47970PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
This action is brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S. C.A., §§ 51-60, to recover damages sustained as a result of the injury and death of Earl W. Nesler, a carman employed by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (Railroad). The matter was tried in Freeborn County District Court. By special verdict the jury found that the Railroad and Nesler were each 50 percent negligent and that Nesler⅛ widow and four children had sustained damages of $152,000. Plaintiff, the special administratrix of Nesler’s estate, appealed from the order denying…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Wild v. RarigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. SaporenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- E.C.I. Corp. v. G.G.C. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Boland v. MorrillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- O'Connor v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailwaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Lewis v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Jenson v. Touche Ross & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Matter of Conservatorship of TorresSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. SchulzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Lim v. Interstate System Steel Division, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
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