Diederich v. Tri-City Railway Co.

Wilhelm Diederich was a resident of Davenport, Iowa, and employed by the Tri-City Railroad Company of Iowa as a motorman on one of the street cars which the company operated. He had held the position of street car operator or motorman for about thirty years.

It is stipulated in the record that on May 21, 1930, Diederich suffered an accidental injury to his person, which arose out of and in the course of his employment with appellant, and at the time thereof he was working seven days per week and received as wages per day the sum of $5.27. The accident occurred near the intersection of Spring…