Way v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Mahaska Circmt Court. Action for the recovery of damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff’s intestate while traveling on one of defendant’s trains. It is alleged in the petition that the inj uries complained of were caused bj’- the gross -negligence of defendant’s employes who were in charge of tbe train, and that they caused the death of tbe intestate. There was a verdict and . judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
„ 1. RAILROADS: senger^doo?' acHoninone ofone suffl-°f oient‘ I. The suit was instituted by the intestate in his life-time. It was alleged in the petition that he was a passenger on the train at the time of the injury, 10 J J ’ an<^ that the employes of defendant in charge of the train,while switching, caused the cars to collide violently, whereby he was thrown with great violence against the cupola platform in the caboose in which he was at the time, inflicting the injuries complained of. On the trial of the issue joined on these allegations, it was proven that the intestate was riding on a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Way v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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