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

  1. Goodlove v. LoganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
  2. Rosenberg v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  3. Laizure v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1932
  4. Borg v. Des Moines City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. Smith v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rosenberg v. Packerland Packing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  2. Dunham v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  3. Interstate Motor Lines, Inc. v. Great Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
  4. Lee W. Todd v. Albert JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
  5. Garfield v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945

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