Meyers v. Keokuk Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — Henry Bank, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injury. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.—
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J., ^ . rier oí passonexpulsion. — The defendant owns and operates an interurban electric railway from the city of Keokuk, Iowa, to the cities of Hamilton and Warsaw in the state of Illinois, and is a common carrier of passengers between the places named. The plaintiff is a colored man, living at Keokuk. On January 16, 1916, plaintiff was in Warsaw, desiring and intending to return to his home on one of defendant’s cars, leaving that city about midnight. The weather was very cold, the mercury registering from 10 to 12 degrees below zero, with a strong northwest wind blowing. When the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad v. EatonIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Malone v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. MitchellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- Adams v. Chicago Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Vanderbeck v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1930