Starr v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose' District Court. — Hon. D. M. Anderson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff was a passenger upon defendant’s train going from Carrolton, Mo., to Moulton, Iowa. He alleges that among the passengers upon said train were several who were intoxicated and quarrelsome; and that during that journey said persons, without cause or provocation, attacked, beat, bruised, and injured him. He further alleges that said wrongful assault was witnessed by the conductor and brakeman in charge of the train, *312who, in violation of their duty to protect him against sucb abuse and injury, failed to interfere in any manner with his assailants, or to keep or enforce order upon…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Wheeler v. Des Moines City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Murray v. Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- Metropolitan National Bank v. Gold Stabeck Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924