Legal Opinion
Spreitler v. Louisville & N. R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1941No. 7606PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
Eleanora Spreitler, as administratrix of the estate of Frank J. Spreitler, deceased, brought action against the defendant, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com*116pany, for the death of her decedent. The complaint alleged that Spreitler and one Fournie were driving northwardly along State Highway 159 after dark on the evening of January 15, 1939; just at the edge of the Village of Swansea in Illinois, Highway 159 crosses the Defendant’s tracks at grade; that one of the trains of the defendant ran into the truck and killed the decedent.
The defendant was charged with…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Shufelt v. Flint & Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Johnson v. Ætna Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- Horn v. BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Matthews v. PoythressSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Baltimore & O. R. v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Charlson Realty Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Trust Co. v. Erie R.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Churchill v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Fisher v. LordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- North Dakota v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
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