Legal Opinion
Modjeski v. Atwell, Vogel & Sterling, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided October 17, 1969No. 4-69-Civ. 81PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LARSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for the wrongful death of the decedent George Modjeski. On August 12, 1968, while in the course and scope of his employment with Federal Bakery of Winona, Inc. (Federal), decedent was struck on the head by a descending freight elevator. This blow was apparently the proximate cause of death. The elevator in question was equipped with electrical-mechanical interlocks which, if properly functioning, would make it impossible to open any door to the elevator shaft unless the elevator platform was in the proper position on…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1964
- Fabricius v. Montgomery Elevator CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- DeJesus v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Smith v. American Employers' InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960
- Edward Aaron Mays v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kifer v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Coulter v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- Konken v. Oakland Farmers' Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
- Smith v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1976
- Cline v. Avery Abrasives, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1978
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