Bruckshaw v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose District Court. — F. M. Hunter, Judge. This is an action to recover damages for injuries resulting in tbe death of plaintiff’s intestate through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. There was a trial to a jury and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
On the part of plaintiff, it was claimed that the decedent was injured by being struck by the chunker timbers of a coal mine, which were so erected as to extend over the top of ears being moved on the switch serving the mine, and near enough above a car to strike a person standing on top of a car, unless he stooped down or stepped to one side of the ear, while passing them. It was claimed by the plaintiff that these timbers had been there long enough so that *209the duty rested upon the defendant to remove them. It was claimed on the part of defendant that decedent was engaged in interstate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Graber v. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
- Overhouser v. American Cereal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Johnson v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- Hall v. Incorporated Town of MansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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- Kiefer v. Joliet v. Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1933
- Myers v. Pacific Greyhound LinesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
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