Heisel v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — J. F. Talbott, Judge. Action at law to recover damages on account of alleged negligence in the transportation of freight. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff is a dealer in horses, at Fremont, Mahaska County, Iowa, a station on the line of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company, a common carrier. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is also a common carrier, on whose line in Kossuth County is the station of Titonka. At the time now in question, the property and business of the last-named company were in the charge and control of a receiver, Jacob M. Dickinson. For convenient reference in this opinion, the last above-named carrier will be spoken of as the “Rock Island Company,” and the other, as the “M. & St. L.” At 7:00 o’clock…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fowle v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Moore v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
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