Clampit v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. AotioN to recover for personal injuries sustained 'by the plaintiff by reason of a locomotive, operated by the defendant, striking him when he was crossing on foot the railroad whereon the engine was running. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.
I. The plaintiff, a carpenter, in going from his house, in Des Moines, to the place where he was .employed in the same city, was accustomed to cross the Des Moines Union railway, which was used by the defendant in transporting its cars to its station-house in Des Moines. The crossing of the railway tracks was made by the plaintiff on foot, at a place much used by pedestrians, just at the foot of a bluff or bank which was approached by a stairway constructed by persons using the footway. While crossing the railway, when going to his work, according to his custom, he was struck by an engine and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Harlan v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Donaldson v. Mississippi & Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
- Isabel v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- The Steamboat Clipper v. LoganOhio Supreme Court · 1849
- Troy v. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
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- Morrison v. CarpenterMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Anderson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1908
- Cederson v. Oregon Navigation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
- Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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