Johnson v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wehster District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. Action at law to recover damages on account of the alleged wrongful injury and death of plaintiff’s intestate. There was a directed verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Master and servant: method and plan of work: negligent construction of bridge. The deceased was a bridge carpenter, working at his trade in the defendant’s employment, in the construction of a bridge upon its line of railway. At the time in question, he, with a fellow workman, was engaged in boring auger holes through braces at the oap timbers resting upon the piles which supported the structure. To do this work, it was necessary for the workmen to occupy a position beneath the ties which support the track. To meet this need, a plank somewhat longer than the width of the bridge was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. BayfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Greenleaf v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
- Haley v. CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Bane v. IrwinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Hammer v. JanowitzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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- Brandt v. RichterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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