Fischer v. Hawkeye Stages
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the CourtGarfield, J.
— Defendant’s principal claim-to a reversal is that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Of course it is our duty to consider the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff.
Plaintiff was driving liis 1937 Oldsmobile sedan south on paved IT. S. Highway 71 about two miles south of Templeton when it was struck from the rear by defendant’s bus also traveling south. Before the collision, when plaintiff was ahead of the bus a distance variously estimated from twenty-five to one hundred feet, plaintiff had started to turn, left to enter a farm lane on the left…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Carlson v. MeusbergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Langner v. CavinessSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Kohl v. ArpSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- Lautenbach v. MeredithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Langham v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1926
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Fuller v. MartinAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960
- Adkins v. MintonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
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