Legal Opinion

Stoker v. Tri-City Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 16, 1917PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from, Scott District Court. — A. J. House, Judge. Action for damages on account of injuries resulting from- the collision of a motor truck with one of defendant’s street cars. The court directed a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

1. Negligence : acts constituting negligence : failure to sound gong or maintain lookout at street intersections. I. The injuries, of which plaintiff complains were received by him as the result of a collision between one of defendant’s street cars and' a motor truck at the intersection of Farnam and Laurel Streets in the city of Davenport. . Farnam Street in that city extends north and south, and Laurel Street, east and west, intersecting with, but not crossing, Farnam Street.

On the occasion in question, the driver of the auto truck and plaintiff, who were co-employees of the Bell-Jones…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Shultz v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  2. Thompson v. Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Brommer v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
  4. Withey v. Fowler Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  5. Seaman v. . KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1890

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. White Ex Rel. White v. McVickerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
  2. Murphy v. Iowa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  3. Woodard v. HollidaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
  4. Meyette v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1939
  5. Hartwig v. OlsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968

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