Legal Opinion

Varnham v. City of Council Bluffs

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1879PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Pottawattamie Circuit Court. Action at law to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff from falling into a pit negligently made and permitted by defendant in a public street in the city. There was a verdict and judgment for $1,100 for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Beck, Oh. J.

l. evidence: fur?e0s?adamages. — I. We will proceed to discuss the errors insisted upon in argument by defendant’s counsel, so far as *he condition of the abstract will permit their consideration. The plaintiff stated in her testimony that she employed a physician to attend her during her illness caused by the injuries, and that she had not paid him. It was shown that this physician had removed from the state. Another physician was called at the trial, to prove the value of the services of the physician attending upon plaintiff. This evidence was admitted against objections made *699by…

2Cited by21 opinions

  1. Wells v. Minneapolis Baseball & Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Daniels v. CelesteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  4. Roth v. ChatlosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
  5. Crouse v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899

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