Dale v. Webster County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. S. M. Weaver, Judge. Plaintiff, as administratrix of James Dale, deceased, seeks to recover damages caused by Ms death. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of plaintiff for the sum of six thousand dollars, and costs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— On the eleventh day of October, 1884, the decedent was killed by falling from a bridge constructed by defendant over the Des Moines river at Lehigh. The bridge was a little over three hundred feet long, and was divided into two spans of equal length. These rested on two abutments, and a stone pier built to a height of about twenty-seven feet from the bottom of the river. Wheel-guards, made of timber about six inches square, and raised two or three inches from the floor, were placed on each side of the bridge. Guard-rails were fastened to the superstructure of the spans at a height of about…
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