Legal Opinion

Dahna v. Clay County Fair Assn.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1942No. 46029PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWenneRsteum, C. J.

Plaintiff’s action for damages is brought for injuries claimed to have been sustained on September 11, 1940, while she was a patron at the fair and exposition conducted by the defendant at Spencer, Iowa. At the time in question plaintiff was in the amphitheater on the fairgrounds, and it is her claim that, because of negligent acts on the part of the defendant, other patrons of the fair were permitted, at the conclusion of the afternoon races and attractions, to step over the seats in a hurried manner instead of walking down the aisle exits. She asserts that she was pushed or knocked down and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lake v. Atlantic WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
  2. Burk v. Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  3. Hawkins v. Maine & New Hampshire Theaters Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1933
  4. Clark v. Monroe County Fair Assn.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  5. Barton v. Pepin County Agricultural SocietyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cowman v. HansenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
  2. Montgomery v. EngelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  3. Wood v. Tri-States Theater Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  4. Porter v. California Jockey Club, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1955
  5. Priebe v. Kossuth County Agricultural Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1959

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