Herdman v. Zwart
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Charles S. Bradshaw, Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict and judgment for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
This action was brought by Margaret Herd-man, as plaintiff in her lifetime. She died pending the action, and her husband was substituted as her administrator. The decedent was severely injured in a runaway while riding with her husband in a buggy drawn by her husband’s horse. The claim is that the horse was frightened by the defendant’s automobile. The facts are not greatly in dispute.
The accident occurred on the night of July 6, 1912, at about 10 o’clock at night. The defendant was driving north on Seventh street, Des Moines. While driving along the east side of the street, he observed a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- McGovern v. Inter Urban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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