Wicklund v. Saylor Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court. — Hon. O. A. Bishop, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been 'occasioned by defendant’s negligence. At the close of the evidence the district court directed a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant as a coal miner. Entrance to his place of work was effected by means of a cage which was lowered by steam power to the bottom of a shaft about two hundred feet in depth. On the day in question with several other employes he entered the cage at the surface, and was lowered part way down the shaft, when the cage fell or was dropped with such dangerous speed as to strike the bottom with great force, whereby he claims to have received serious injury. He alleges that the accident was caused by the negligence and incompetence of the person operating…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baltimore Elevator Co. v. NealCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, & Chicago Railway Co. v. RubyIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
- McDermott v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Grube v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- Cooper v. Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
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- Rush v. Thos. D. Murphy Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907