Tibbitts v. Mason City & Ft. Dodge R. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court.— Hon. W. R. Green, Judge. Action for damages resulted in a directed verdict for defendant, and judgment accordingly. The plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
Daniel Clancy was killed October 27, 1903, while rendering services as a brakeman in the employment of the Mason City & Ft. Dodge Railway Company. That company was then using the rolling stock of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, and this accounts for the two companies being joined as parties defendant. The general direction of the road is east and west, and at McClelland the house track is in front and immediately north of the depot, and beyond that is the main track. The side or switch track is south of it. The freight train pulled in from the East at about half past six o’clock p.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Asbach v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HinesIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Neal v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Brownfield v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Spaulding v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Boles v. Hotel Maytag Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- George v. Iowa & Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Eisentrager v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Cahill v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Fanelli v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
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