Legal Opinion
Andrew D. Sherman v. Violet Jean Lawless, Administratrix of the Estate of James L. Lawless, Deceased
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1962No. 16789_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
Defendant appeals from final judgment entered against him in plaintiff’s wrongful death action tried to the court without a jury. Plaintiff, Violet Jean Lawless as Administratrix of the Estate of James L. Lawless, Deceased, brought this action to recover for the wrongful death of James L. Lawless, alleged to have been proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant in the operation of his truck and trailer at a point on U. S. Highway No. 281, five miles north of Grand Island, Nebraska, about 3:30 a. m. on September 12, 1958.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ford Motor Company v. Loreto Mondragon, Ford Motor Company v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, by Farmers Underwriters Association, Attorney-In-FactCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Bitler v. Terri Lee, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1957
- Johnsen v. TaylorNebraska Supreme Court · 1959
- Adamek v. TilfordNebraska Supreme Court · 1933
- Weisenmiller v. NestorNebraska Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Pacific Queen Fisheries v. L. Symes, Pacific Queen Fisheries v. Atlas Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Kaspar v. SchackNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- Nickell v. RussellNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
- Layng v. Sgambati (In re Sgambati)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2018
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