Legal Opinion
Crouch v. Chicago Great Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 28, 1927No. 25,900PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Action by plaintiff as special administratrix of Harold N. Crouch, deceased, to recover damages for his death caused by the negligence of the defendant while he was in its employ in interstate commerce. U. S. Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665. There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $35,000, of which $20,000 was apportioned by the jury to the widow and $7,500 to each child. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
It was stipulated at the trial that if there was evidence to sustain a finding that decedent’s death…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Southern Railway Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pennsylvania Co. v. DonatSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ahlstrom v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Thoirs v. PounsfordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Cole v. Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1945
- Giles v. Chicago Great Western Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1947
- Kessen v. BernhardtDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1958
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