Legal Opinion
Wright v. Des Moines Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 9, 1941No. 45744PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stiger, J.-
Plaintiff’s specifications of negligence are:
“2. In operating said street car from a position of safety to a position of danger that could be seen and appreciated.
“3. In operating said street car from a stationary position north of the paved highway, across said highway, when there was not sufficient space to make said movement in safety.
“4. In operating said street car from a stationary position north of the paved highway towards the path of plaintiff’s vehicle when said vehicle was so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.”
Defendant’s grounds for a directed verdict are as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Goodlove v. LoganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- Rosenberg v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1931
- Laizure v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- Borg v. Des Moines City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- Smith v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rosenberg v. Packerland Packing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Dunham v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Interstate Motor Lines, Inc. v. Great Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Lee W. Todd v. Albert JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Garfield v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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