Korab v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — Hon. E. P. Howell, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for the death of the intestate, alleged to have been occasioned by the defendant’s negligence. There was a directed verdict and judgment for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Elmer A. Little entered the employment of the defendant railway company on September 6, 1906, and continued therein until his death on or about October 10, 1907. His service was principally as brakeman on freight trains, but he was occasionally for a day or two at a time sent out as flagman on passenger trains. His freight runs as a rule were between Sylvia, 111., and Valley Junction, Iowa. At the time of his decease he was acting as rear brakeman on a freight train known as “Extra 1649 West.” The accident occurred within the limits of the station yards at Oxford, Iowa. The train reached…
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