Williams v. Mineral City Park Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court.— Hon. J. E. Whitaker, Judge. Action at law to recover damages on account of personal injury. Verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. — ■
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The defendant association is a corporation under whose management and direction a place or field for public amusement has been established at or near the city of Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Within this inclosure is erected a so-called “ grand stand ” or amphitheater containing benches or seats for the accommodation of the people attending the races and other exhibitions there given. Over the central portion of this amphitheater, at a height of some', twenty-five feet, is a .platform intended to be occupied by a band of music. This platform was inclosed by a rail two by four inches in size extending…
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- Thompson v. Lowell, Lawrence, & Haverhill Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Richmond & Manchester Railway Co. v. Moore's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Hart v. Washington Park ClubIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Mastad v. BrethrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Wheelan v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1892
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