Duncan v. Fort Dodge Gas & Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — H. E. Fry, Judge. Action at law, to recover damages for the death of Ora Duncan. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.- —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— The plaintiff’s intestate, Ora Duncan, a young man of 21 years of age, died in the city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, under circumstances as follows: Deceased was in the employ of the Fort Dodge Creamery Company, and as such was charged with the duty of delivering ice cream to the company’s customers in that city. Among the customers so supplied were Merrill & Brown, proprietors of a business occupying a room or place in the front part of a large building known as the Wahkonsa Hotel. The room fronted north on the principal street of the city. In the northwest corner of the room was a soda fountain.…
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