Crane v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. S. F. Prouty, Judge. • Action to recover damages for a personal injury occasioned, as alleged, by the negligence of defendant. At the close of the evidence for plaintiff, there was a directed verdict in favor of .defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
1. Assumption oí bisk. For twenty years or more prior to the time of the accident of which he complains, plaintiff had been a locomotive engineer in the employ of the defendant company, ^or ten years or more he had been required, in common with other enginemen in the employ of the company, to carry on his engine a quantity of fuses, to be used as necessity might require in giving emergency signals. A fuse is described as being a tube several inches in length, filled with chemical substances, and capable, when ignited, of giving off different colored lights. One end of *82the tube is prepared for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McKee v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Koontz v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Trcka v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Stockwell v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1898
3Cited by2 opinions
- Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. CurziCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Kock v. Clinton Chair Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909