Legal Opinion

Southern Surety Co. v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 16, 1919PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — W. G. Sears, Judge. Action to recover from a wrongdoer the amount paid by an insurance company for personal injuries sustained by an employee for which the employer became liable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was sustained. Opinion states the facts. Plaintiff appeals.-

1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.

On the 21st day of June, 1918, the plaintiff filed its petition in the district court, in which it alleges that, on the 8th day of March, 1916', one W. W. Whitney, then in the employ of Philip Bernard Company, was injured, while in the course of his employment; that the injury sustained by Whitney was caused by the negligence of the defendant herein; that thereafter, the said Whitney brought an action against this defendant, in which he recovered the sum of $2,300, and this sum was paid to Whitney by the defendant company; that, on or about March 1, 1916, and for some time pi^or thereto, this…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Bradshaw v. Iowa Methodist HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  2. Bolton v. ZieglerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
  3. Price v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  4. Disbrow v. Deering Implement Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  5. Renner v. Model Laundry, Cleaning & Dyeing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921

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