Wilson v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. as to the duties of county judges concerning roads, cited the Code of 1851, §§ 514, 518, 569; as to the duties of supervisors, Code of 1851, § 582 ; as to the liability of road districts for damages, Laws of 1858, ch. 48, §§ 16, 17; as to the liability of supervisors, Laws of 1858, chap. 154, § 28, and § 902, Revision of 1860; as to the point that at common law the county would not be…
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Appeal from Jefferson District Court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. as to the duties of county judges concerning roads, cited the Code of 1851, §§ 514, 518, 569; as to the duties of supervisors, Code of 1851, § 582 ; as to the liability of road districts for damages, Laws of 1858, ch. 48, §§ 16, 17; as to the liability of supervisors, Laws of 1858, chap. 154, § 28, and § 902, Revision of 1860; as to the point that at common law the county would not be liable, Mower y. Leicester, 9 Mass., 248. L The law imposes upon the county the duty of building, supervising and the…
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
In June, 1860, a bridge, constructed by the defendant over a stream called the Big Cedar, on one of the highways in said county, gave way and fell through whilst the plaintiffs’ team was passing over the same, damaging said team and the goods in the wagon, as is alleged, $1,000; to recover which the plaintiffs brought their suit against the County of Jefferson, alleging, in addition to the above, that the under timbers of said bridge were defective and rotten, a fact alleged to have been known to defendant, but not to plaintiffs; nor was such defect visible to the *183traveler; nor was the…
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