Dow v. Des Moines City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. James A.'Howe, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff due to being struck by a car upon defendant’s line- of road. Defendant denied any negligence on its part and pleaded that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
Defendant is a corporation operating *431a street railway system in the city of Des Moines. Its Ingersoll Avenue Line running east and west through a residential district is double tracked; west-bound cars taking the north, and east-bound the south tracks. These tracks are standard gauge, to wit, four feet eight and one-half inches, and the distance between the two tracks is five feet six inches. The cars which ran over these lines were from eight feet to eight feet and two inches in width. All the cars on defendant’s line carried United States mail boxes, and the public was invited to stop them…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Artz v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- McClain v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Driscoll v. Market Street Cable RailwayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Wahlgreen v. Market Street Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1901
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- Long ex rel. Long v. Ottumwa Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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