Yeager ex rel. Yeager v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from °Cedar Rapids Superior Court — Hon. John T. Stoneman, Judge. .Action to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, a minor, while in the employ of the defendant. When plaintiff had offered all his evidence, the court, on motion of the defendant, instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment entered on the verdict. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
— I. The questions discussed involve a consideration of the facts as shown in the evidence, and which are substantially as follows: Prior to November 2, 1891, the plaintiff, then over nineteen years of age, applied to the defendant’s train master for employment, and was promised a position when a vacancy occurred. Later, he was informed that there was a place for him, but that he must have his father’s written consent that he be employed, which consent he obtained. On November 2,1891, he was directed to report for duty to the conductor of a certain freight train that was to go north from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Meyer v. HouckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
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- Dysinger v. Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1892
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