Legal Opinion
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 21, 1994No. 93-202PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This appeal stems from a subrogation action brought by plaintiff Employers Mutual Casualty Company to recover sums paid to its insureds as a result of negligence by employees of defendant Chicago & North Western Transportation Company. From a verdict for the insurer, the railroad appeals. We reverse and remand.
I. Facts and Proceedings.
In March 1990, a railroad engine owned by Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (CNW) was operating on track owned by CNW near the Iowa Limestone plant in Alden, Iowa. The engine negligently pushed railroad cars into a crane owned by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. SandbulteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Hartford Fire Ins. v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
- Griswold v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Tschirgi v. Merchants National Bank of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- McNally & Nimergood v. Neumann-Kiewit Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Modern Piping, Inc. v. Blackhawk Automatic Sprinklers, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Wright v. Midwest Old Settlers & Threshers Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Rapid Leasing, Inc., Calvin Veasley and Sharon Veasley, Intervenor v. National American Insurance Company, Crst, Inc., Rapid Leasing, Inc., Intervenor v. National American Insurance Company, Rapid Leasing, Inc., Calvin Veasley and Sharon Veasley, Intervenor v. National American Insurance Company, Crst, Inc., Rapid Leasing, Inc., Intervenor v. National American Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Wilson v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2009
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.