Legal Opinion

Osborne v. Van Dyke

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 12, 1901PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Lucas District Gourt. — Non. T. M. Fee, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted through the negligence of defendant. There was a jury trial, which resulted in a verdict in defendant’s favor. From a judgment- rendered thereon assessing the costs of the action to plaintiff, he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Waterman, J.-

-Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant, and, among other duties, had the care of several horses. On the occasion in question, as plaintiff was leading into a shed with a halter one of the horses; defendant stopped him, and undertook to apply a wash to a galled plaee on the animal’s neck. The horse was nervous and restless, and would not stand, so a twitch was put on him, and plaintiff held this with the halter while the wash was applied. • After-the twitch was removed, defendant noticed another bruised! *559spot on tbe animal’s shoulder, and he attempted, without replacing the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Weick v. LanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Doyle v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
  3. Poweshiek County v. DennisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
  4. Messenger v. PateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  5. Tingle v. C., B. & Q. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1882

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Savannah Electric Co. v. WheelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Burk v. Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  3. Swaim v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  4. Huggard v. Glucose Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  5. Parman ex rel. Parman v. LemmonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925

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