Legal Opinion
Maher v. Duluth Yellow Cab Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 21, 1927No. 26,385PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Certiorari to review an order of the industrial commission awarding compensation for the death of James Myron Maher. Maher was assassinated, and the only question is whether the evidence sustains the finding that the homicide occurred in the course of and because of his employment, the burden being upon claimants to establish the affirmative of that issue.
Maher was a taxi driver in the employ of the Duluth Yellow Cab Company. He was murdered by a passenger who entered his cab in front of the Holland hotel in Duluth at about six p. m. on November 4, 1926. Maher’s car was next observed in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mitton v. Cargill Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Martin v. Walter CourtneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- State ex rel. Anseth v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Lillstrom v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Moores v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Hanson v. Robitshek-Schneider Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Paine v. Gamble Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Hagsten v. SimbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Burke v. B. F. Nelson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Austin v. Leonard, Crossett & Riley, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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