Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Baldwin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by the administratrix of the estate of Henry I>. Baldwin, deceased, under a statute of Iowa, to recover damages of the Rock Island Company for causing his death by its alleged negligence. In this court the negligence of the company is conceded, and the first question presented is whether or not the evidence so conclusively proves that the decedent was guilty of contributory negligence that the court should have instructed the jury to return a verdict for the company. The defendant introduced no evidence, and the facts relative to the issue were…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Southern Pacific Co. v. PoolSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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