Douglas v. Scandia Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. William H. McHenry, Judge. Action to recover damages. There was a directed verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
Plaintiff alleges that he was injured by a kick from a mule he was driving in defendant’s mine. The only negligence charged is that the mule which was given to plaintiff to drive was a vicious, dangerous, and unsafe animal and known to be such by the defendant when the said mule was given plaintiff to drive. That the plaintiff knew nothing of the dangerous character of such mule nor of his vicious and unreliable temper; that the defendant was negligent in giving plaintiff such an animal to work, and was further negligent jn that it did not acquaint the plaintiff with the character and *181temper…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bessemer Land & Improvement Co. v. DuboseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Oleson v. Maple Grove Coal & Mining Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Sidwell v. Economy Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Williams v. Norwood-White Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
- Doe v. BarnettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- Mitchell v. HeatonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
- Artificial Ice Cold St. Co. v. Martin, Admx.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1935
- Holmes v. Bloomfield Coal & Mining Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917