Legal Opinion

Brunner v. Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 1, 1957No. 11862PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in an action to recover for alleged wrongful death resulting from an accident at a country railroad crossing where a highway snow plow driven by the deceased and a snow plow train of defendant collided.

Under well established rules, plaintiff is entitled to have the credible evidence considered in the light most favorable to her. However, this does not mean that we may ignore uncontradicted, unimpeached evidence supporting defendant’s position.

The salient facts out of which this claim arose follow. The accident took place at…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Dolner v. The MonticelloU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1870
  2. Quady v. SicklWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Zenner v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Wuesthoff v. Department of TaxationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Kraskey v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ruth Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., Richard Weiss v. Marshall Field & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Volk v. ColerDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1986
  3. Brunner v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  4. Van Houdnos v. EvansDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1986
  5. Ruth Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., Richard Weiss v. Marshall Field & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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