McDonald v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from O’Brien District Court. — Hon. F. B.. Gaynor, Judge. Action for personal injuries. The following with-, certain omissions, are the facts as stated by the district, court to the jury: “That on or about the evening of the second day of December, 1890, while the defendant was so operating its passenger train, the plaintiff became a passenger thereon; that is, on a train run and operated by the-defendant, by its agents and employees, from the town of Primghar to the…
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Appeal from O’Brien District Court. — Hon. F. B.. Gaynor, Judge. Action for personal injuries. The following with-, certain omissions, are the facts as stated by the district, court to the jury: “That on or about the evening of the second day of December, 1890, while the defendant was so operating its passenger train, the plaintiff became a passenger thereon; that is, on a train run and operated by the-defendant, by its agents and employees, from the town of Primghar to the town of Gaza, in this county, both. of said places being stations ontbe defendant’s railroad. That the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
1. railroads: injury 10 pássender alighting from train, I. There is an assignment of error based upon the refusal of the court, at the close of the testimony, to direct a verdict for the defendant; but the same considerations are involved in another assignment, — that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence, — and they need not be considered separately. It is especially contended that the fourth special finding, that the 'front end'of the ladies’ car was not át the depot platform when the train was stopped, is without support in the evidence. As we view the. record, the fact very…
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