Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Des Moines City Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 13, 1920PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Des Moines Municipal Court. — T. L. Sellers, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for alleged personal injury. Trial to a jury, and verdict for defendant. On motion of plaintiff, the verdict was set .aside, and new trial granted. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Weaver, O. J.

i. New trial : §bUMto£con-n structions. The plaintiff alleges that, while a passenger on one of the defendant’s street cars, and in attempting to alight therefrom, she fell, or was thrown to the ground, and was injured, by reason of the negligence of defendant’s servant in failing to lower to its place the folding step provided for use of passengers in entering and leaving such vehicle. The defendant took *1069issue upon plaintiff’s petition, and tbe cause was submitted to tbe jury upon tbe testimony of witnesses and instructions given by tbe court, and, as already stated, there was a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Weber v. KirkendallNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Thomas v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  3. Fort Wayne & Belle Isle Railway Co. v. Wayne Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Allen v. WheelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bletzer v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
  2. In Re State of GoretskaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  3. Bell v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  4. Oestereich v. LeslieSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  5. Kleinschmidt v. ScribnerIdaho Supreme Court · 1934

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