Gibson v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cedar Rapids Superior Court. — ITon. T. If. G-iberson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages alleged to Have been caused by negligence on the part of the defendant, which resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, O. J.
On the fifth day of January, 1896, and for years before that time, the plaintiff’s intestate, William II. Gibson, was in the service of the defendant, as locomotive engineer. Before 1 o’clock in the morning of the day specified, he arrived at Cedar Rapids, in charge of his engine, No. 69, on his run from the south, and commenced to inspect the engine, preparatory to giving it into the care of an hostler, who was to take it to the round-house. It was a part of the duty of the decedent to make the inspection, and, until it was completed, the engine remained in his care and…
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