Meggison v. James Maine & Sons Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Black Jlawk District Court. — Hon. Charles E. Pansier, Judge. Action for damages resulted in judgment against defendant, from which it appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Ladd. J.
1. Negligence : building operations: evidence. I. This action is by John IT. Meggison, as administrator of the estate of a deceased son, Floyd Meggison, who while passing along Sycamore street in Waterloo was struck and killed by a plank falling from or near the top of a tower one hundred and thirty-three feet high. This tower was about six and one-half feet square, and erected for the purpose of lifting the concrete where needed as the construction of the building progressed. Planks were nailed diagonally about two feet apart on uprights, which were two inches by six inches, with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fishburn v. Burlington & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Walters v. C., R. I. & P. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Brown v. Rockwell City Canning Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Eginoire v. Union CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Friedman v. Snare & Triest Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1905
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McDowell v. Interstate Oil Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1931
- Holmquist v. C. L. Gray Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Goodwin v. MasonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916