Kerns v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dallas District Court. — Hon. J. H. Apple-gate, Judge. Action at law to recover for injuries- alleged, to have been sustained by reason of negligence on the part of defendant. There wasi a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals-.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
In December, 1892, the plaintiff was in the -employ of the defendant, in its yard® at Perry, and in attempting to make a coupling’, in the line of his duty, he received a serious injury to one of his hands, and for that he seeks to recover. At the time of receiving the injury he was attempting to couple the pilot bar of a locomotive road engine to- a box car which was furnished with a Janney coupler and drawbar. He alleges that while he was in front of the engine, holding the pilot bar in position to couple, the engineer in charge of the engine wrongfully, negligently, and unskillfully…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Spencer v. Illinois Central R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1870
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