Brockert v. Central Iowa Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Court. — Hon. J. K. Joi-msoN, Judge. The petition is entitled as above, and alleges tbat the “defendant is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of Iowa; that on or about December 20, 1886, at a point on a line of defendant’s railroad, * '* * a train of cars belonging to said defendant, Central Iowa Bail-way Company, while being run and operated by the employes of said defendant, was run against one black mare, about nine years old, the…
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Appeal from Louisa District Court. — Hon. J. K. Joi-msoN, Judge. The petition is entitled as above, and alleges tbat the “defendant is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of Iowa; that on or about December 20, 1886, at a point on a line of defendant’s railroad, * '* * a train of cars belonging to said defendant, Central Iowa Bail-way Company, while being run and operated by the employes of said defendant, was run against one black mare, about nine years old, the property of plaintiff, thereby injuring and damaging said mare to such an extent that she died.” After alleging the value of…
1Opinion of the CourtGriYEN, J.
I. It appears without question that the defendant, E. L. Dudley, was, at the suit of the Central -1- ^u-y^o^ock:11' biuty!eia:ha' Trust Company of New York, appointed by the circuit court of the United States, for the southern district of Iowa, receiver of all the property of the Central Iowa Bail way Company, and was put into possession and custody thereof on December 1, 1886, and was operating said railway as such receiver at the time the injury complained of is alleged to have been committed, under the orders of said court. The appellants contend that it is error to ■adjudge the defendant…
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- Asbach v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Sloan v. Central Iowa Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
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