Sala v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Muscatine District Court. — Hon. C. M. Waterman, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by tbe plaintiff. After she had submitted her evidence, the jury, by order of the court, returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, and judgment was rendered thereon for costs. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
On the fifteenth day of August, 1889, the defendant was operating a railway in the city of Muscatine. Its track, extending from the northeast in a southwesterly direction, crossed Second street, which extends from north to south, on a grade about four feet higher than the general level of the street .in that vicinity. Twenty-four feet' north of the main track the street was also crossed by a side track on a level four feet lower than that of the main track. On the west side of the street was a sidewalk; near that was a street railway track, and east of that was the portion of the street used…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reed v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Dodge v. Burlington, C. R. & M. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- West v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Payne v. C., R. I. & P. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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- Wilson v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Crawford v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Tobey v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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