Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Adair County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 8, 1921PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Adair District Court. — J. H. Applegate, Judge. Action for damages to plaintiff’s tractor, resulting thereto from an alleged defective bridge or culvert. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, C. J.-
— I. The defendant is a county. The plaintiff was operating his tractor upon a township road, and undertook to cross over a temporary culvert thereon. The culvert broke, under the weight of the tractor, with resulting damage. Section 1527-s8, as amended by the thirty-sixth general assembly, Code Supplemental Supplement, 1915, is as folloAvs:
“The duty to construct and maintain all bridges and permanent culverts throughout the county is imposed upon the board of supervisors. All culverts and bridges shall be paid for out of the county bridge fund, except as provided in Section…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Soper v. Henry CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Snethen v. Harrison CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Kincaid v. Hardin CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Wilson v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
- Packard v. VoltzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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3Cited by9 opinions
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