Butterfield v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mwion District Court. — L. N. Hays, Judge. Action at law, begun by George L. Butterfield, to recover damages for personal injury. Before the case came on for trial, Butterfield died, and Ms wife, as administratrix of Ms estate, was substituted as plaintiff. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and from the judgment entered thereon, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— The accident occurred in the town of Knoxville, Iowa, at the intersection of Seventh Street, extending north and south, and the main track of defendant’s railway, extending east and west. West of this crossing and on the north side of the railway track was the plant of the Knoxville Clay Products Company, spoken of in the record as the “tile works,” or “tile plant,” consisting of a shed, office, and several kilns. A driveway entrance to this plant extended from Seventh Street, at a point 80 feet north of the crossing, west to the north side of the buildings, and parallel to the track. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Barrett v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Gray v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Moore v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Platter v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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- Judd v. Oregon Short Line R. R. Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1935
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