Youngblood v. City of Mason City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cerro Gordo District Court. — Hon. C. H. Kelley, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries occasioned on a public street, alleged to bave resulted from negligence of the defendant in permitting obstructions to a line of public travel. From a verdict and judgment against plaintiff, he appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWithrow, J.
I. Plaintiff’s cause of action is based upon the claim that for a long time prior to October 15, 1911, the defendant city had permitted the sidewalk at the intersection of Washington and Sixth streets, and near the northwest corner of the intersection of said streets, to become obstructed with iron and other material, and had permitted a wire to be stretched across said sidewalk and street, rendering the same *491unsafe for public travel; that the city negligently, failed to guard and light the place, and failed to give any warning to travelers on the street of its dangerous and unsafe condition.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fishburn v. Burlington & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Alline v. City of Le MarsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Jerolman v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Cooper v. City of OelweinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- O'Laughlin v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hines v. Trager Construction Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Gray v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
- Russell v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1923