Garvik v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court.— Hon. J. H. Preston, J udge. Suit by a passenger to recover damages for an assault alleged to bave been committed by one of tbe defendant’s trainmen. Trial to a jury and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant' appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwin, J.—
The act for which recovery is sought is alleged to have been committed on one of the defendant’s trains on the 9th of October, 1899. The controlling facts on which the suit is based are substantially and briefly as follows: The plaintiff is a native of Norway, where she lived until the fall of 1899. Her father and an uncle came to Iowa prior to that time, and in' May, 1899, the uncle went *417to Norway, returning to this country in the early days of October, accompanied by the plaintiff, her mother, and a brother and sister; the latter twelve years of age. The plaintiff was then…
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