Galloway v. J. W. Turner Improvement Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from PolJc District Court. — Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action for personal injuries. At tbe close of plaintiff’s evidence tbe court directed a verdict for tbe defendant, and entered judgment against tbe plaintiff for costs. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in the court below was based upon several grounds, and was sustained generally. The question, however, which has received the principal discussion on this appeal, and to which we shall give principal attention, is whether the negligence disclosed by the evidence • on the part of the plaintiff was masterial or was that only of a fellow workman. We adopt the following statement of facts from appellant’s -argument:
At the time of the injury herein complained of, March 27, 1908, plaintiff was in the employ of defendant company, and as such was known…
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