Anderson v. Dickinson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. — M. F. Donegan, Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries sustained in a collision with plaintiff’s automobile by one of defendant’s trains at a street crossing in the city of East Moline, Illinois. At the close of all the evidence, there was a directed verdict for the defendant on the ground of contributory negligence of plaintiff. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The plaintiff was riding with her husband *573on the front seat of the automobile. They were driving north on Tenth Street toward a double crossing of the defendant’s railway. That is to say, two parallel lines of track crossed the street in near proximity to each other. The defendant’s train was west bound. According to plaintiff’s evidence, the automobile approached the crossing at the rate of 10 or 12 miles per hour, driving in second speed. The train approached such crossing at the rate of 30 or 40 miles per hour, and in violation of a speed ordinance.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Artz v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Powers v. Iowa Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Bloomfield v. Burlington & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Payne v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Reeves v. Dubuque & Sioux City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Williams v. Mason City & Fort Dodge Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Bannister v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Darden v. Chicago & Northwestern RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
- Hewitt v. OgleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Buboltz v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1924
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