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Trott v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 16, 1901PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from Muscatine District Gourt. — Hon. W. P. Brannan, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, while in the employment of the defendant as a switchman in its yards at Muscatine, by reason of certain alleged acts of negligence on the part of the defendant, and without fault or negligence on the part of 1 the plaintiff.

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Appeal from Muscatine District Gourt. — Hon. W. P. Brannan, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, while in the employment of the defendant as a switchman in its yards at Muscatine, by reason of certain alleged acts of negligence on the part of the defendant, and without fault or negligence on the part of 1 the plaintiff. The plaintiff charges “that said injury was caused .by and through the negligence, carelessness, and default'of the defendant and its servants in not properly inspecting said car with which he -had 1» work; in receiving them upon…

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2 I. Plaintiff filed a denial of defendant’s abstract, an additional abstract, and a motion to dismiss the appeal and affirm upon the ground that a “full, complete, and correct abstract,” as required, was not filed, and because the abstract filed was not filed within the time required. Defendant moves to strike said additional abstract and motion because not filed in time. We will not extend this opinion by a discussion of these motions, further than to say that the defendant’s abstract is so far full and complete as that we should not dismiss or affirm upon the ground that it is not as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. PutnamSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Mary Lee Coal & Railway Co. v. ChamblissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  4. Scheffler v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  5. Keist v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. LongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Gray v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  3. Robinson v. Helena Light & Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Peterson v. McManusSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Jones v. Oklahoma Planing Mill & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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