Legal Opinion
Brunk v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1953No. 14785PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action commenced September 20, 1951, by J. L. Brunk, a citizen of Iowa, against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, an Illinois corporation, to recover damages in the sum of $40,000 for personal injuries sustained by him in a collision between a tractor and trailer truck which he was driving and a train operated by defendant’s employees at a crossing near the town of Alma, Nebraska. The action was commenced in the district court of Iowa and removed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
For his cause of action…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Roth v. SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Loudy v. Union Pacific RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1946
- Flagg v. Chicago Great Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Eldon BeningerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Kloewer v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a Corporation v. Elmer Bork, as Administrator of the Estate of Otto Bork, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Kloewer v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975