Owens v. Norwood-White Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Thomas J. Guthrie, Judge. Action at law, to recover damages on account of personal injuries. At the conclusion of the evidence on the part of plaintiff, the court sustained a motion by defendant for a directed verdict in its favor, and plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Master and servant : mine entry ¡«failure to timber. The injury for which plaintiff seeks to recover damages was sustained August 5, 1908, and this suit was begun in April, 1909. The case has twice before been brought to this court upon appeal. See Owens v. Norwood-White Coal Co., 157 Iowa 389, 181 Iowa 948. It is, therefore, unnecessary for us to restate the issues. Concerning the facts, the following are not the subject of *1094dispute. Plaintiff is a coal miner by occupation, and, on the day in question, was, and for some time had been, employed in the -defendant’s miné. In the course of…
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- Kelly v. Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1908
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