Kendall v. City of Albia
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Moivroe District Court. Action to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff by reason of a defective sidewalk. Trial by jury; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
mterestlas°n: tax-payers, I. Two persons were called as jurors, who were challenged by the plaintiff, upon the ground that they were tax-pavers in the city. The challenge was opposed by the defendant on the ground that the persons were non-residents of the city. This objection was overruled, and the challenge sustained. It is the pecuniary interest of the persons called that disqualifies them. Their place of residence is immaterial. (McGinty v. City of Keokuk, 66 Iowa, 725.)
2. PERSONAL injury^dampUdforJsube-y stitute. II. The plaintiff was allowed to testify as to the value of his time in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fry v. Dubuque & Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Ferguson v. Davis CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- McGinty v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Walker v. Decatur CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
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- Spaulding v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Sylvester v. Incorporated Town of CaseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Maynard v. Oregon RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1904
- Smitson v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
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