Chesley v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Black Hawk District Court. — H. B. Boies, Judge. Plaintiff’s intestate, after alighting from a car, was struck by a passing automobile, and received injuries from which he died. This action is to recover for such injuries. The district court sustained a motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
i. neohgenc» : passenger alighting at unusual place, The facts on which the liability of the defendant company is predicated are these: Plaintiff’s intestate was a passenger on one of the defendant’s cars 6n Bast Fourth street. The point to which he desired to be carried is not shown. The car in which he was riding stopped at a point about midway between Sycamore and Lafayette Streets. The further, passage of the car was interrupted by another car, standing on the same track ahead of it. This was not the place designated by the company for taking on or letting off passengers. However,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Creamer v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Oddy v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Richi v. Chattanooga Brewing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Powers v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Smith v. City Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1896
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