Thompson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones District Court. — Hon. W. M. Triechler, Judge. Action for damages resulting in judgment against defendant, from which it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
On- March 16, 1910, plaintiff loaded a box car with farm implements, household goods, and other articles in one end and four horses in the other. The horses were tied to a scantling spiked to the side of the ear, and a plank, two by eight inches, was fastened across to cleats on either side next to the one toward the center of the car. Also boards were nailed across to hold the property at the other end, and in the center there was a sanitary cot. This car was furnished by defendant, and by it transported from Chicago, HI., to Onslow, Iowa. The petition alléged that by switch*237ing the car in a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mackerall v. Omaha & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Woods v. Incorporated Town of LisbonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Colsch v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Mosteller v. Iowa Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Stone v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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