Quackenbush v. Chicago & Northwestern R'y Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hamilton District Gowrt — Hon. S. M. Weaver, Judge. Action to recover for a personal injury, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on one of the defendant’s train. There was a trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
The plaintiff was riding in a caboose. A stationary seat had been provided around the side of the ear for the accommodation of passengers, but the plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was sitting in a chair. The caboose was a part of a train standing upon the track. Other cars, somewhat heavily loaded, were brought upon the track to be coupled to the part of the train which included the caboose. The moving cars were thrown back with such force against the standing cars that the plaintiff, while sitting in a chair In the caboose, was thrown against the stove, and received an…
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