Legal Opinion
Ruditis v. Gallop
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1959No. 16106PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, an infant and a citizen of Michigan, sued in Minnesota, through his guardian ad litem, to recover $250,000 in damages from the owners of two liquor bars in the City of Duluth, for the loss of support occasioned to him by the *52death of his mother. The court entered a summary judgment in favor of the liquor dealers.
The action was one based on the Civil Damage Act of Minnesota, M.S.A. § 340.-95, which provides: “Every husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person who is injured in person or property, or means of support, by any intoxicated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schmidt v. Driscoll Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Heap v. HeapMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Ritter v. Village of Appleton.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- McMann v. General Accident Assurance Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1936
3Cited by5 opinions
- Village of Brooten, a Municipal Corporation v. Cudahy Packing Company, a Corporation, and the Travelers Indemnity Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Helen Stein Gaudet, Administratrix of the Estate of Awtrey C. Gaudet, Sr. v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Campbell v. Village of Silver BayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Donna B. Campbell v. Village Of Silver BayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Ruditis v. GallopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959