Weirs v. Jones County
Supreme Court of Iowa
.Appeal from Jones District Court. — Hon. James D. Gtieeen, Judge. action to recover damages caused by the falling of a bridge. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. • The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— It is conceded that the bridge in question was a county bridge, and that it was known to the board of supervisors of defendant to be in an unsafe condition prior to the time of its falling. About the fourth day of September, 1888, the board caused it to be examined and condemned. By authority and direction of the board, signboards bearing, in large letters, the words “Bridge unsafe” were prepared; and, on the fifth day of September, 1888, one was nailed up at each end of the bridge, in a conspicuous place. In addition, at one end of the bridge two wires were stretched across the bridge at…
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