Camp v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. Obed Caswell, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injury received by plaintiff, while in the employ of defendant, by reason of the alleged negligence of defendant’s servants in operating a locomotive engine, causing it to run against and strike plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,500. From judgment on this verdict defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
Just before the accident resulting in injury to plaintiff, he had, been, engaged, as an employe of defendant company, in clearing the snow from the frogs and switch points in defendant’s yard .at Marshalltown. Having completed'his work at a. certain frog,on\the main line of *240track running east and' west, he proceeded westward along the track to go to a toolhouse situated beside the track and about one hundred and eighty-two feet distant, and when within about twenty-five feet of the toolhouse, and while walking on the ends of the ties along the track, he was. struck by the tender of an engine…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Trapnell v. City of Red Oak JunctionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Martin v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Jerolman v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. MertesNebraska Supreme Court · 1892
- Root v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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- Garlich v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
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