Chandler v. Fremont County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills Cwcuit Court. Plaintiff brings this action to recover from the county for injuries received by being precipitated from a bridge, situated upon a public highway in the county. The cause was tried to a jury, resulting in a general verdict for the plaintiff for fifteen hundred dollars. A special verdict was also rendered by the jury.
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Appeal from Mills Cwcuit Court. Plaintiff brings this action to recover from the county for injuries received by being precipitated from a bridge, situated upon a public highway in the county. The cause was tried to a jury, resulting in a general verdict for the plaintiff for fifteen hundred dollars. A special verdict was also rendered by the jury. The defendant filed a motion for judgment in its favor on the special verdict, and also a motion for a new trial, both of which were overruled, and judgment rendered on the general verdict. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Ch. J.
i..bridges: county?' °f It is well settled under the decisions of this court that it is the duty of the counties of the State to construct and maintain in proper condition for public use all bridges upon the public highways
within the county which are properly denominated “county bridges,” and that there is a corresponding liability for injuries resulting from defects in their construction, or neglect to keep the same in proper repair. Wilson et al. v. Jefferson County, 13 Iowa, 181; Brown v. Jefferson County, 16 Id., 339; McCullom v. Blackhawk County, 21 Id., 409; Soper v. Henry…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilson v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
- Barrett v. BrooksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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