Graves v. Interstate Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Allamakee District Court. — W. J. Springer, Judge. Defendant appeals from a judgment upon the verdict of a jury. The material facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
1. Edkctricity : tabulation of dangerous The Upper Iowa Power Company- was granted permission by the board of supervisors of Allamakee County, im 1911, to erect and maintain poles and wires in the public highway, for the purpose ° x x of conducting electricity for heat, light, and power pui’poses from Waukon to Lansing; and, in 1913, the defendant company succeeded to the ownership thereof, together with the equipment, franchises, etc., of said company.
The said transmission line was constructed in front of the residence of George Gramlich. At this point, the highway curves slightly away from…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Temple v. McComb City Electric Light & Power Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Toney v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Knowlton v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Chickering v. Lincoln County Power Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1919
- Brubaker v. Kansas City Electric Light Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908
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- Cawley v. Peoples Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Beman v. Iowa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1928
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