Pierson v. Chicago, Great Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
.Appeal from Fayette District Court.- — Hon. L. E. Fellows, Judge. Action to recover for tbe death of plaintiff’s intestate, caused, as claimed, by the negligence of defendant railway. There was a jury trial, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Waterman, J. —
1 Plaintiff’s intestate, W. D. Grimes, was in the employ of the defendant company as a locomotive engineer. On the second day of February, 1898, he was operating a locomotive which was pulling a regular freight train eastward over defendant’s road. At the station of Fredericksburg this train came into collision with a west-bound freight train on the same road. 'As the trains were about to come together, Grimes jumped from his engine, and, in so doing, received the injuries which caused his death. The train deceased was on was known as No. 74; the one with which the collision was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Meeker v. MeekerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Hall v. RankinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
- Thoman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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