Legal Opinion

Walters v. Iowa Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 15, 1927PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDe Crave, J.

Plaintiff was the owner of a Guthrie County farm on which were located certain buildings, including two barns, a machine shed, hog house, and comcrib. On May 22, 1925, the aforesaid buildings were destroyed by . . v fire, ana m this action plaintiff seeks to recover reasonable value thereof, and predicates his right on the negligence of the defendant-corporation in the maintenance and operation of its electric lines for the transmission of electrical current. The farm in question was situate on the north side of a highway, along which, and on the north side thereof, was constructed the high…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. McMahon v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  2. Knowlton v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  3. Eisentrager v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  4. Gibson v. Iowa Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  5. Scott v. Security Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  2. Murphy v. Iowa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  3. Sullivan v. Mountain States Power Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Walkenhorst v. State, Department of RoadsNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Mills v. Guthrie County Rural Electric Cooperative Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990

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