Reed v. Rex Fuel Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. John F. Talbott, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff, who was a servant of' the defendant company, engaged in operating a gasoline engine, for the purpose of pumping water from a coal mine.
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Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. John F. Talbott, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff, who was a servant of' the defendant company, engaged in operating a gasoline engine, for the purpose of pumping water from a coal mine. It is alleged that the defendant was negligent in failing to guard certain cogs, gears, belts, shafting, and set screws, used on or about the engine, as by law provided, and was also negligent in not furnishing plaintiff a safe place to work, due to the fact that it failed to furnish the necessary belt shifters, or loose pulleys,…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff was twenty-two years of age at the time he received his injuries, and had been working for, the defendant about seven months. He was employed to operate a gasoline engine, which was used to pump water out of an abandoned shaft. Part of the machinery was over this abandoned shaft, and all of it was in a building known as the “engine house,” and there was a narrow aisle between a belt *513on the machine and one of the walls of the building, and along and through this space plaintiff passed in operating the clutch, upon the machine, which put the pump in motion. The following is a…
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- Smothers v. HanksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
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- Parmenter v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
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