Thomas v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. B. P. Birdsall, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries sustained by Earl B. Thomas, a minor son of the plaintiff, through the alleged negligence of the defendant company. Jury trial. Verdict directed for 'the defendant by the court, and. judgment accordingly. Plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, C. J.
I. This is the second appeal in this case. The opinion on the former appeal wall be found in 93 Iowa, 248. After the reversal upon the former appeal, certain amendments were made to the petition, the substance of which are incorporated in the statement of the case. Just before noon, on May 15, 1890, Earl B. Thomas, a minor son of the plaintiff, aged three years and nine months, was, with another child younger than himself, upon an open uncovered bridge, which was located upon the defendant’s line of railway, about one thousand nine hundred feet west of the station of Rhodes, in Marshall…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burg v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Morris v. C., B. & Q. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Masser v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Clampit v. Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Thomas v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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- Lucas v. WalkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1913
- Figueroa Lugo v. American Railroad Co. of Porto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1944
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