McMahon v. Iowa Ice Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Oourt. — ‘Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for a personal injury. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The defendant at the time in question was engaged in the business of retailing ice in the city of Des Moines, making deliveries at the respective residences of its customers. Among the latter was plaintiff’s intestate, Mary McMahon. The petition alleges that in August, 1905, one of defendant’s employes, Burham by name, while engaged in delivering ice to plaintiff’s intestate, negligently staggered and fell upon her, stamping and tramping upon her foot and breaking and crushing the bones thereof. And it is alleged that said Burham was drunk at the time, that he was an unfit person for the work…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Christ v. City of Webster CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Lush v. Incorporated Town of ParkersburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Noble v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
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- Porter v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
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