Carrigan v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. N. J. Lee, Judge. Action fox* damages for alleged negligence resulting in the death of Tex*esa Carrigan. The action is brought by the mother of the decedent as administratrix. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
— The accident involved herein occurred on the highway crossing shortly before 5:00 P. M. on November 29, 1912. The decedent was a young lady 19 yeai’s of age, engaged in school teaching five miles distant from her home. She was driving a horse and buggy towards her home at the time of the accident. One of the immediate circumstances of the accident was that her horse became frightened shortly before she reached the crossing, and ran away. It left the highway and jumped over the cattle guards on the railroad right of way, throwing the plaintiff out of the buggy. The train was brought to a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kinyon v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Hunt v. DelanoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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