Kerr v. Keokuk Waterworks Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Keokuk Superior Court: — Hon. H. Bank, Jr., Judge. The plaintiff is the administratrix of tbe estate of H. E. Kerr, deceased. The defendant is a corporation, and owns and operates waterworks at the city of Keokuk. H. E. Kerr was in the employ of the company for about three years. He was engineer for the works, and had supervision of the operation of the pumping machinery.
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Appeal from Keokuk Superior Court: — Hon. H. Bank, Jr., Judge. The plaintiff is the administratrix of tbe estate of H. E. Kerr, deceased. The defendant is a corporation, and owns and operates waterworks at the city of Keokuk. H. E. Kerr was in the employ of the company for about three years. He was engineer for the works, and had supervision of the operation of the pumping machinery. About the first day of March, 1893, he became sick of the disease called “La Grippe,” and on the thirteenth day of the same month he died. This action was brought to recover damages on the ground that his death…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
1 It is not claimed that the defendant is in any way responsible for the original attack of sickness of the deceased. The fact is the disease originated without any known cause, and Kerr continued to perform his duties as engineer at the waterworks, for three or four days, and until Saturday evening, March 4th, when he laid off or quit, as was supposed temporarily, because of his sickness, and his place at the works was ■taken by D. W. Swartz, the superintendent of the company. On the following Monday morning he went to ■the office, and drove out to the works in company with ■the…
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