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Chicago, R.I. & P.R. Co. v. Lovejoy. Chicago, R.I. & P.R. Co. v. Home Trust & Savings Bank of Osage, Iowa. Lovejoy v. Chicago R.I. & P.R. Co
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1953No. 14629_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
An automobile truck, driven by its owner and containing his wife and their 9-year old son as guests, collided with a passenger train, at a highway crossing, about two miles north of Mason City, in the State of Iowa. The father and the mother were killed, and the boy was injured.
The personal representatives of the two decedents’ estates and the guardian for the minor brought separate suits against the Railroad, under Iowa law, for damages. The cases were tried together, before a jury. The court submitted the action for the mother’s death and the action for the child’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Roth v. SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Mann v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1948
- Hoffard v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad Company v. BreckenridgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Admiral Dewey Stufflebean, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Superior Combustion Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Schollman Bros. Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company v. Alfred KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Carstens Plumbing & Heating Co. v. EpleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.