Legal Opinion

Sewing v. Harrison County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 16, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Shelby District Court. — Hon. E. 33. Wood-ruff, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.

The defendant built and maintained a bridge over the Boyer river, on a north and south highway. Its servants were replanking this bridge, and, when they quit work on Saturday, they had laid new oak plank on all but about sixteen feet of the bridge. They left. a pile of new plank on the west side of the bridge, about midway of its length, and a pile of the old plank at the north end of the bridge, on the east side of the dirt roadway. On Sunday morning the plaintiff with her father and mother and other members of the family were in a conveyance, going north on said highway; her father driving…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gould v. SchermerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  2. Walrod v. Webster CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  3. Harvey v. City of ClarindaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  4. Moreland v. Mitchell CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  5. Nims v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of Sioux CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  2. Shope v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  3. Person v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  4. Bennett v. Illinois Power & Light Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1933
  5. Linn County v. Town of Central CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1956

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