Eddy v. Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway Co.

1 The defendant owns and operates an electric street car line on First avenue west, in the city of Cedar Rapids. On the eighth day of July, 1893, the plaintiff and one Fleming were in the employ of the city, in repairing and rebuilding cross walks upon its streets. The injury of which plaintiff complains occurred at the intersection of First avenue and Second street, where the plaintiff and Fleming were engaged at rebuilding a cross walk on the south side of the railroad track. The walk, was constructed by putting down cross bearings foui inches square, at proper distances, and placing plank…