Knight v. Moline, East Moline & Watertown Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from. Scott District Court. — Hon. A. P. Barker, Judge. The plaintiff sues as administrator of the estate of James S. Hayes. The action is for damages for alleged negligence resulting in the death of Hayes. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The defendant is an Illinois corporation. The decedent was a resident of Illinois and an employee of the defendant in charge of a street car as a conductor. The accident occurred on December 31, 1909, in Illinois; the decedent being crushed between two ears in a rear-end collision while engaged in adjusting the trolley to the line at the rear of his own car. The cause of action therefore accrued in Illinois and arose under aw special statute of that state. The decedent left a widow and child. The administrator was a resident of the state of Illinois. The alleged errors assigned for our…
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- Cahill v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Thayer v. Smoky Hollow Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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