Owens v. Iowa County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal ¡rom Johnson District Court. — R. P. Howell, Judge. Hugi-i R. Owens was killed by driving his automobile into an opening in a public highway caused by the washing out of a bridge. This action is brought by his administrators for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Plaintiffs are the administrators of -the estate of Hugh R. Owens, deceased, who was killed about 5 o’clock on the morning of September 15, 1914, when an automobile, driven by him, ran into Hilton Creek, on a public highway, about 2% miles southeast of Marengo, at a point where a bridge had been washed out, a few days before. The former bridge was about 65 feet in length, and was reached from the east over a slightly elevated approach. About 10 days prior to the accident, a temporary bridge, about 66 feet in length, had been constructed in the highway immediately north of the former bridge,…
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