Legal Opinion
Scott v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1952No. 14496_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
This was a personal injury action brought by appellant, Mary E. Scott, against appel-lee, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages sustained by her when an automobile owned and driven by her husband collided with the tender attached to and forming a part of appellee’s locomotive at a street crossing in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
The accident occurred on November 21, 1949, at about 6:30 p. m. The night was very dark and the crossing where the accident occurred was a very busy one…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Myers v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Fairport, Painesville & Eastern Railroad v. MeredithSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Lindquist v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Figge Auto Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Wiedenfeld v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Ronald Ward v. Soo Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Steffey v. Soo Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- White Auto Stores, Inc. v. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
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