Dillon v. Iowa Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Franklin District Court. — Hon. J. R. Whit-taker, Judge. Action to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s decedent, alleged to have resulted from injuries received through defendant’s negligence, while deceased was in the employ of defendant as a locomotive engineer. At the conclusion .of plaintiff’s evidence the court directed a verdict for defendant, but on motion of plaintiff granted a new trial. From this order defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoOlain, J.
The evidence for plaintiff tended to establish the following state of facts: Deceased was engineer in charge of a locomotive bringing a freight train from the north into Eldora. Another locomotive, in charge of one Cummings as engineer, was attached to -the rear end *646of the same train. For the purpose of switching, the train was stopped before it reached the station; the front engine, in charge of deceased, being about two hundred feet north of the station when it was stopped. • In the presence of deceased, and near enough to him so that he might have heard what was said, the conductpr of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pennsylvania Co. v. McCaffreyIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
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- Korab v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Wilson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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