Greenleaf v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from General Term, Ninth District (Dubuque Gounty). Thursday, June 9. Preston Greenleae was in defendant’s employ as a brakeman, and while, as is claimed, in the discharge of his duty was lulled by the negligence and carelessness of defendant. To recover for this damage to the estate, plaintiff, the administrator, brings this action. Trial and verdict for $8,000; judgment thereon. Affirmed in the general term, and defendant again appeals.
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Appeal from General Term, Ninth District (Dubuque Gounty). Thursday, June 9. Preston Greenleae was in defendant’s employ as a brakeman, and while, as is claimed, in the discharge of his duty was lulled by the negligence and carelessness of defendant. To recover for this damage to the estate, plaintiff, the administrator, brings this action. Trial and verdict for $8,000; judgment thereon. Affirmed in the general term, and defendant again appeals. I. At the close of the evidence on both sides the de fendant moved the court to direct the jury to render a verdict for the defendant, and at the…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
1. negligence : Jifmr’toxlhe011 court. Appellant assigns twenty-five errors. We cannot undertake to notice them in- their order, and yet endeavor to so present our views upon the questions legitimately arising, as to meet and dispose of the several points argued with so much ability by counsel.
I. And first as to defendant’s motion, after the close of the testimony, asking the court to instruct the jiiry to find in its favor, substantially upon the ground that there was no evidence to justify a verdict' for plaintiff. In overruling this motion there was no error. Assuming the correctness of…
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