Way v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad

On December 7, 1944, a truck owned by

the defendant Ralph D. Foley was proeeeding north on Lake Street in Waterloo, Iowa. At a place where the tracks of the defendant Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad cross said street the truck and an electric engine of the railroad met in collision. Maurice K. Beckner, a switchman employed by defendant railroad, who was riding on the running board of the engine, received injuries in the collision from which he died four days later. His wife, now Mrs. Way, as executrix of his estate, brought suit against the railroad and Foley. Her petition as amended…