Stukas v. Warfield-Pratt-Howell Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from. Woodbury District Court. — J. W. Anderson, Judge. ActioN at law to recover damages on account of the death of George Stukas, who was fatally injured in an ■ elevator accident in a building owned by the defendant in Sioux City, Iowa.. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
i. Evidence: res gestae : test for admission, The defendant was the owner and occupant of a six-story building in Sioux City. In this building, defendant installed and was op*erating two elevators, mainly used for the handling and moving of freight. They were not intended for use as ordinary passenger elevators, but were, in fact, to some extent, used by employees and workmen in passing from one floor to another, in the course of their employment. On October 20, 1917, one Sulzbach, a contractor, was engaged in making extensive changes and repairs in the interior of the building, and among the…
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