Olson v. Hanford Produce Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Gourt. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff in operating a frieght elevator in a building belonging to defendant. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and plaintiff appeals.'
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 2 3 4 The material allegations of the petition are as follows: Defendant is engaged in the business of keeping and operating a large cold-storage warehouse in the city of Sioux City, and in the building operates a freight elevator, for the purpose of conveying goods • from one room to another. The elevator is called a “platform elevator,” and plaintiff charges that at the time of the accident it was unsafe and dangerous by reason of the north and south sides of the shaft being uninclosed and unprotected; that there was no light near to the elevator, and that by reason of its location it was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hopkinson v. Knapp & Spalding Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Stomne v. Hanford Produce Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Connors v. MortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Hackett v. Middlesex Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Hoehmann v. Moss Engraving Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
3Cited by6 opinions
- Greenleaf v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
- Prickett v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Coles v. Union Terminal Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Vohs v. A. E. Shorthill Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Olson v. Hanford Produce Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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