Andre v. Chicago & Northwestern R. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. Action to recover, under chapter 169, Acts 9th General Assembly, double the value of certain cattle alleged to have been killed by a train of cars upon defendant’s road. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
i railroad: SuSS at crossings. I. The evidence tended to show that plaintiff’s cattle were killed near a point upon defendant’s railroad,' where a highway crossed the same. The railroad and highway, at the point of intersection, formed an acute angle, probably of less than twenty degrees. .From the point on the east, where the line bounding the right of way of the railroad *100first touched the line of the highway, to the like point of intersection of the lines of the railroad and highway on the west, a very considerable distance intervened, possibly one thousand feet. The railroad was fenced to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davis v. Burlington & Missouri River R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Mohn v. StonerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- Byington v. Mississippi & Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bennett v. National Starch Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897