Guy v. Des Moines City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — George A. Wilson, Judge. Aotion at law for recovery of damag’es. Directed verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C.J.
Tbe plaintiff lived a block south and a half block west of the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Tenth Street in the city of Des Moines. The defendant’s street railway track occupies the middle of Grand Avenue, extending east and west. Plaintiff was the owner of a Ford automobile, and, on the day in question, with her 19-year-old son, she drove the auto out of the alley at her residence east to the east side of Tenth Street, where she turned north, intending to turn west again on the north side of Grand. As she approached Grand Avenue, her view to the'west was obstructed by the building…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Bridenstine v. Iowa City Electric Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- French v. Taunton Branch RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Shea v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- McGee v. Consolidated Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Chauvin v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
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- Dunham v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Waring v. Dubuque Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921