Stafford v. City of Oskaloosa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Poweshieh Oireuit Court. This action is prosecuted by plaintiff to recover damages in’consequence of a personal injury sustained by him, as he alleges, in consequence of the- negligence of the defendant in permitting an obstruction to remain in one of its streets. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the circuit court, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
i. cities and gencere1-1.11' care of streets, I. The accident in which plaintiff sustained the injuries complained of occurred in December, 1878. Plaintiff and oné Clark were riding in a sleigh, drawn by a single horse driven by Clark. The sleigh was upset at the corner of High and Marion streets, and plaintiff was thrown violently on the ground, sustaining a fracture of the neck of the left thigh bone. High and Marion streets cross each other at right angles, the former running east and west, and the latter north and south. There are crossings over Marion street on the south side of High,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fry v. Dubuque & Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Beems v. C., R. I. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1882
- Hunt v. Chicago & N. W. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
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- O'Brien v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- State v. BlythSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Platter v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Bailey v. City of CentervilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- State v. KnoxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
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