Hobbs v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cherokee District Court. — Hon. William Hutchinson, Judge. Action for damages consequent on an alleged unlawful ejectment from defendant’s train resulted in judgment against defendant, from which, it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
Master and servant : exoneration of servant ipso faoto exoneration of .master : inconsistent verdicts. — The plaintiff and several others1 were shippers of live stock over defendant’s road from Cherokee county to Chicago, 111., December 17, 1911, and were accompanying the stock as caretakers on transportation furnished by defendant company. The caboose in which they rode was somewhat crowded and when they reached Ft. Dodge, at 3 o’clock A. M., they obtained a lunch and later boarded a passenger train which was about to leave for their destination. The conductor informed them that they must…
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