Hofacre v. City of Monticello
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Jones District Court.— Hon. B. H. Miller, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff through, a fall upon a sidewalk in the defendant city. The answer was a general denial. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $5,219. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Before going to the merits, there is a question of practice which must be disposed of. Plaintiff has filed a motion to strike parts of the evidence from the abstracts on the ground that it was not properly preserved and made of record in the trial court by bill of exceptions- or otherwise.
The facts with reference to this matter are that the evidence was taken down by two shorthand reporters, one serving during the early part of the trial and the other during the latter part. B. I. Tanner and L. M. Hull were the two reporters, and they were each official reporters of the district court of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- People v. MatherNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Bever v. SpanglerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Rice v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Huston v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Broburg v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Glatstein v. GrundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- State v. FreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- State v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Lambert v. RiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
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