Hardy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court.— IIoN. 0. A. Bying-toN, Judge. ActioN at law to recover damages for a personal injury. . Trial was had to a jury resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The .defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, J.—
The accident out of which grew the injuries of which plaintiff complains occurred in July, 1902, and the circumstances leading up to and immediately attendant upon the same were these: The defendant was engaged in cutting through a natural surface elevation preparatory to laying a line of its railroad track. To facilitate the removal of earth and rock, explosives (dynamite and powder) were used. Incident to the work, holes two inches in diameter were drilled from the surface down to a depth of several feet, varying according to the elevation. In such holes several sticks of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Newbury ex rel. Newbury v. Getchel & Martin Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Hanson v. HammellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- McCarthy ex rel. Jennings v. MulgrewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Yeager ex rel. Yeager v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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- Hardy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Marshall v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916