Legal Opinion

Lloyd Honebein and Glen Hoxworth v. Earl McDonald

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 26, 1962No. 16852_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Earl McDonald, plaintiff (appellee), brought this action for damages by reason of personal injuries he claimed to have sustained in an automobile accident occurring on August 18, 1959, which resulted in a jury verdict in his favor in the amount of $15,000. It was plaintiff’s contention that he had been operating an automobile on a highway and that upon coming to a railroad crossing where the signal lights were flashing, indicating the approach of a train, he came to a stop; that while so stopped he was struck in the rear by a truck operated by the defendants (appellants);…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Fleischman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Solomon Dehydrating Company, Incorporated v. Clarence R. Guyton, Central Greyhound Lines, Incorporated, and the Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
  4. Beaver v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. J. A. Herzog v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  2. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., a Corporation v. Lee J. GovroCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  3. Mary Ellen Scoville, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas W. Scoville, Jr., Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Robert King, Administrator of the Estate of Angela King, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  4. DeMarines v. KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Wilbur O. Bern v. Cedric A. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965

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