Legal Opinion
Jim's Hot Shot Service, Inc. v. Continental Western Insurance Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1984No. Civ. 10577PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, Jim’s Hot Shot Service, Inc. (Hot Shot) filed this action in the District Court of Burleigh County alleging that the defendants, Continental Western Insurance Company (Continental) and Sun West Insurance Agency (Sun West), negligently destroyed its delivery service business. The case was tried before a jury which determined that Hot Shot suffered total damages of $1,500,000; that Continental’s negligence caused 70 percent of the damages suffered by Hot Shot; that Hot Shot’s contributory negligence caused 30 percent of the damages it suffered; and that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. SowardsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Okken v. OkkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Atlas Building Products Co. v. Diamond Block & Gravel Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- South v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Olmstead v. First Interstate Bank of Fargo, N.A.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
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