Gould v. Schermer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Delaware District Court. — Hon. J. J. Tolerton, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for injuries susstained by plaintiff by reason of the alleged negligence of defendant in constructing a bridge in a certain highway in Delaware county, and in creating a nuisance by erecting a cattle pass under said bridge without authority. Trial to a jury. Yerdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
At the time of the mishap in question defendant was a road supervisor, and as such built a bridge across the highway in his district to *584replace one previously existing at the same point. He made the new bridge two feet and seven inches higher, six feet longer, and about the same width as the old. The distance from the top of the bridge to the channel which it crossed was six feet and six inches. The bridge was about fourteen feet and three inches wide, instead of sixteen, as required by statute, and it had no guards or barriers. Shortly after building the bridge, the defendant, who owned…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Liming v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Langhammer v. City of ManchesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- McCord v. HighSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Miller v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Koester v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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