Evans v. Oskaloosa Traction & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — CiiaRles A. Dewey, Judge. Action for damages. The facts are stated in the opinion. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
í Negligence • oiTltandonel6 line. I. Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of James T. Evans, who was accidentally killed on June 1, 1918, when a piece of pipe which he was handling came in contact ^th an uninsulated electric transmission wire, carrying 11,000 volts. The defendant owns and operates an electric line and power plant in the city of Oskaloosa, and among its patrons to whom it supplied power for mechanical use was the Bolton-Hoover Coal Company, intervener herein, a corporation owning and operating a coal mine a few miles southwest of said city. The issues and alleged…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Toney v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Knowlton v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Worez v. Des Moines City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Harter v. Colfax Electric Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Hanson v. City of AnamosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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- Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Hanna v. Central States Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Cawley v. Peoples Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Smith v. Iowa Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Loveless v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
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