Bradley v. Iowa Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose District Court.- — IIon. T. M. Fee, ' Judge. Action to recover damages for property destroyed by fire, which, it is claimed, was negligently set out by an engine on defendant’s road. There was a jury trial, and verdict for plaintiff. From a judgment rendered thereon, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
1 Appellee denies generally that appellant’s abstract contains all the evidence. This does not conform to rule 22, governing the practice in this court. We shall disregard it. See City of Fort Madison v. Moore, 109 Iowa, 476.
2 1. No particular complaint is made of the finding that defendant was negligent, so that fact may be accepted as established. The questions presented here relate to rulings on evidence, and to instructions given and refused. The property destroyed consisted of a quantity of hay, growing grass, the roots of grass in a meadow, and a hedge fence. The trial court adopted the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Rowe v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Railway Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
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