Legal Opinion
State v. Chovin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 6, 1858PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from the Lee District Court. Defendant was charged before a justice of the peace, with an assault and battery upon one White. There was a trial, verdict, and a judgment, finding the defendant guilty, from which he appealed to the district, court. It was there'lieard upon an agreed statement of facts — the judgment of the justice affirmed — and defendant now appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Wright, C. J.*
The facts as agreed upon by the parties, are as follows:
“On or about the 23d day of August, 1857, one White took his seat in the cars of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, at Mount Pleasant, with the intention of going in said train, which was the passenger train, to Burlington. The regular fare from Mount Pleasant lo Burlington, was one dollar and ten cents, but a deduction of ten cents was made in favor of the passengers, who bought tickets at the ticket office of the company. Soon after the train started, defendant, who was the regular conductor of said train, came…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Crocker v. New London, Willimantic & Palmer RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
3Cited by7 opinions
- Jeffersonville Railroad v. RogersIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
- DuLaurans v. First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
- Paine v. C., R. I. &. P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Gregory v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Reese v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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