Forbes v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — -11 on. M. A. Roberts, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of defendant’s employes, while plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s train. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The evidence tended to show that, when defendant’s train arrived at the station of Floris, plaintiff, *680who was a passenger on the train, left his seat and proceeded to the platform for the purpose of alighting, that place being his destination; and that before he had alighted the train started with a sudden jerk, and he was thrown from the steps of the .car to the station platform and received the injuries complained of. The allegation of negligence on the part of defendant’s employes was that without warning the train was started up suddenly, and before plaintiff had reasonable time to alight.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
- Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad v. FrazerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Forbes v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Hanson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
- Vanderbeck v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Kettel v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917