Porter v. Mapleton Electric Light Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monona District Court. — W. G. Sears, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant company while plaintiff was in its employ. Defendant pleaded that both plaintiff and defendant were working under the terms and provisions of- the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Iowa, and that, therefore, the district court had no jurisdiction of the parties or the subject-matter.
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Appeal from Monona District Court. — W. G. Sears, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant company while plaintiff was in its employ. Defendant pleaded that both plaintiff and defendant were working under the terms and provisions of- the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Iowa, and that, therefore, the district court had no jurisdiction of the parties or the subject-matter. This defense was overruled, and cause submitted to the jury. Verdict finding for plaintiff in the sum of $4,500, and judgment was entered accordingly. Defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Grape, J.
Plaintiff was regularly and permanently employed, installing telephones and doing line work for the New State Telephone Company at Mapleton, Iowa, and had been in such employment for 18 months prior to his injury. On the day in question, through arrangements made between the manager of the telephone company and the manager of the defendant electric light company, plaintiff had been “loaned” or transferred for special service from the former to the latter company, to assist in resetting a few light poles, in order that certain curbing and paving construction then in progress at Mapleton would…
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