Brier v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Washington District Court. — Henry Silwold, Judge. Action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover on account of personal injuries. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
This action is brought to recover damages on account of personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant company and its receiver, J. M. Dickinson.
1. Commerce : interstate: preparation for repair of instrumentality. It is alleged that both plaintiff and defendant were, at the time plaintiff received his injuries, engaged in interstate commerce; that, in furtherance of its interstate commerce and in the operation of its interstate trains, defendant maintained and operated a line or lines of telegraph poles and wires along and on its right of way, adjoining its…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Martin v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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- Fenstermacher v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1925
- Sterler v. BuschSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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