Meier v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

This case is one of much difficulty, not because of the absence of precedent on the subject involved, but rather because of the number of decisions on it, with the almost infinite variety of facts upon which' they turn.

As a preliminary to the examination of the record, we can do no better in the way of stating general principles applicable than to quote the concise and lucid language of Faville, J., in Lutz v. Davis, 195 Iowa 1049, at page 1052, 192 N. W. 15, 17 :

“The rules of law applicable to cases of this kind are well defined, and should be generally understood. The difficulty lies in…