Legal Opinion
Wheelock v. Clay
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1926No. 7111PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
Defendant in error, plaintiff below, sued to recover damages for the death of her husband, alleged to have been caused on the 8th of August, 1923, by the negligence of the defendants, receivers of the railroad company. The case was brought originally in the state court of Pike county, Mo., but was duly removed on the ground of diverse citizenship. At the close of all the evidence, defendants moved for a *973directed verdict. The motion was denied. Plaintiff recovered a judgment.
The sole question raised by the assignments of error is whether the court erred in denying the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- A. B. Small Co. v. Lamborn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Chunn v. City & Suburban R. Co. of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Rider v. Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Missouri Pac. Ry. Co v. MoseleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rogers v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Walker v. East St. Louis & S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Nielsen v. RichmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Miller v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Strickland Transp. Co. v. GunterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
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