Beck v. Beck Coal & Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Lawrence DeGraff, Judge. This is an action for damages for personal injuries. There was a trial to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
l. negligence : proximate intemiptefl1 qucstioiury 1. A number of cuts and pictures of the electric ■ mining machine r Avhich was being. operated by plaintiff in defendant’s mine at the time he was hurt, were introduced in evidence and are contained in the abstract. We have selected this one as giving a better idea of the machine than the others.
The machine weighs about three tons. The sumping bar, or angle iron, appears at figure 67 in the cut, and is 8 feet long, with flanges about 4 inches high. It weighs 75 pounds. Its function is to guide the wagon-tongue-looking arrangement in the cut,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Whitsett v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Balzer v. WaringIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
- Kroy v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Walrod v. Webster CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Kelley v. Drainage District No. 60Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
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- Butkovitch v. Centerville Block Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920