Bourrett v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. F. R. Gaynor, Judge. Suit to recover for a personal injury. There was a directed verdict for the defendants and a judgment thereon. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwtn, C. J.
I. Bordering on the Missouri river, between Pierce and Douglas, south of Second street, in Sioux City, is the baseball park. Large numbers of people, varying from a few hundred to several thousand, attend the games. In going and returning they pass along Pierce and Douglas streets, and freely over the ten or more railroad tracks, running east and west immediately north of the park, between that and Second street. These are switching tracks, save a main track of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and possibly another of defendant. The entrance to the park is from Douglas…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Morris v. C., B. & Q. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Masser v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Barry v. Burlington Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Merryman v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1892
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Barrett v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Mann v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1948
- Krouse v. Southern Michigan Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
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