Copeland v. Ferris
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Keohult, Superior Court. — Hon. E. F. Miller, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff while operating an ice-loading plant at the town of Nashville, in Lee county. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Defendants were engaged in harvesting ice at the town of Nashville. To accomplish it, they erected a platform parallel with the railway switch tracks, the top of which was level with the bottom of an ordinary railway car. A wooden chute ran from the • top of this platform down to a canal from which the ice was being taken. The center of this chute, upon which the ice was' to pass, was from twenty-four to twenty-six inches wide, and had sides constructed of planks about two by eight inches, placed on edge. The bottom of this runway was composed of slats laid lengthwise, with sufficient space…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Duncombe v. PowersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Faivre v. MandercheidSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Feister v. KentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Huss v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Dairy v. Iowa Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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