Toney v. Interstate Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Allamakee District Court. — W. J. Springer, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injury. There was a trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
l. Negligence : acts oi* omis- • sions consüiuting: unguarded electric power wires. The Standard Telephone Company constructed and maintained a ru- ■ ral telephone line upon the south side of a public highway extending east and west in Allamakee County. From its main line' it extended service lines to the right and left, wherever re*1365quired for the convenience of its patrons. At a certain point oh the main line, a service line was carried across the road northward and across an adjacent field, to the home of one Sheetz. The first pole on the service line is 115 feet from the pole on the main…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mentzer v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Musolf v. Duluth Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Potts v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Rowe v. Taylorville Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Black v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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- Johnson v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
- Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Murphy v. Iowa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- Stupka v. ScheidelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Leinen v. BoettgerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
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