Geesen v. Saguin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Gourt.- — -Hon. N. W. Macy, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff while' in the employ of defendant, alleged, to have been due to the negligence of defendant, consisting in the failure to notify plaintiff of danger whereby plaintiff received the injuries complained of, without negligence on his part. Judgment on verdict for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
1 *92 *113 *8The following brief statement of the facts will serve as a sufficient basis for the discussion of the questions of law involved in the appeal. Defendant, as contractor, had in charge the removal of certain piling in Fourteenth street, Omaha, supporting a bridge on which the Union Pacific Railroad crossed the street, and which was being replaced with an iron structure. The piles which were being removed at the time of the accident were on the east side of the street, and the method pursued was to saw them nearly through just above the ground and pull them over westward by means of a guy…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Hussey v. . CogerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Newbury ex rel. Newbury v. Getchel & Martin Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- McGinty v. Athol Reservoir Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Balch v. HaasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
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- McGuire v. Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Freebourn ex rel. Freebourn v. Chamberlain Medicine Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907