Chase v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Poweshiek District Court. — I-Ion. W. It. Lewis, Judge. Action to recover for damages sustained by plaintiff, and alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of defendant. The cause was tried to a jury, and a verdict returned in favor of plaintiff for $12,500. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff for the amount of the verdict. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— The plaintiff was employed by defendant in its yards at Cedar Rapids, in the business of switching cars. He received the injury of which he complains on the night of the thirty-first day of August, 1887, while engaged in the line of his duties. The switching crew of which he was a member consisted of the foreman, under whose directions the switching was done, the engineer and fireman, and plaintiff and another person, who were known as “car-catchers.” In addition to these men there was an employe whose duty it was to throw the switches. It was the duty of the foreman to check the train, to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Belair v. C. & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Brown v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Knapp v. Sioux City & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- State v. O'HaganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
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- Keyes v. City of Cedar FallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Hively v. Webster CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Scott v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Union Pac. R. v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
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