Hoff v. Shockley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pollc District Gourt. — IíoN. Charles A. Bishop, Judge. AotioN to recover damages on account of personal injuries to plaintiff’s wife, resulting from being thrown from a buggy on account of a pile of sand in the street in front of tbe premises of the defendant, Mrs. Shockley. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClaot, J.
The defendant, Mrs. Shockley, procured a building permit from the proper city authorities for the erection of a dwelling house on her lot abutting upon a paved 1. Negligence: liability of owner for acts of independent contractor. street, and then made a written contract with ^ one Wynburn to construct such house; the con- . tractor to furnish all the labor and material, # 7 except brick, which was to be furnished by defendant. In the course of the work, Wynburn caused sand to-be hauled and piled up in the street in front of defendant’s lot; the place for depositing it being selected with the…
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