Malloy v. Chicago Great Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. Action to recover damages resulted in a directed verdict for defendant and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
I. The plaintiff was in the employment of defendant, in the evening of March 17, 1915, as one of the helpers in a switching crew. At about 10:30 o’clock, he attempted to get on a car, for the purpose of switching the same and placing it in a train which was being made up. The car was of a style known as the “Gondola” or Hart Convertible. The sides of the car are fastened with hinges at or near the top, with clasps at the bottom. When the clasps are broken or unfastened at the bottom, the sides swing outward: that is, when lifted by hand, or swung by a movement of the car. The car, at the…
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- Lumley v. Wabash R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Meyer v. HaasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
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