Cooper v. Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Marshall District Court. This is an action to recover for personal injuries resulting-in the death of plaintiff’s intestate, received while he was in the employment of the defendant. It is alleged in the petition that the death of the intestate was caused by the negligence of his co-employes, without his fault. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff; defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The decedent, at the time of the accident resulting -in his death, was employed as a fireman upon a locomotive *136which was sent, under proper authority of an officer of defendant, from Oskaloosa to Eddyville, to draw a train of cars from the latter to the former city. The engine, as was the custom in performing like services, there being no turn-table at Eddyville, ran to that place in the usual manner, but, after being attached to the train, proceeded to draw it to Oskaloosa “ backwards.” After having run a short distance from Eddy-ville, and while running at the rate of from eight to fifteen…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Spencer v. Illinois Central R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1870
3Cited by29 opinions
- William Laurie Co. v. McCulloughIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
- Mast v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1948
- Rayburn v. Central Iowa Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Peterson v. Pittsburg Silver Peak Gold Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1914
- Keefe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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