Legal Opinion
Daly v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 18, 1958No. 49542PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarson, J.
This is fhe second appeal to this court of an action for wrongful death arising out of a railroad-crossing collision between a small truck and the Illinois Central passenger train “Land O’Corn” on January 7, 1952, in the Town of Farley, Iowa. See Daly, admx., v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., 248 Iowa 758, 80 N.W.2d 335.
On the retrial a general verdict was returned in favor of the defendants. Thereafter, the plaintiff, Ileen Daly, administratrix of the estate of Cletns Daly, deceased, filed a motion for a new trial on the grounds: (1) that the court combined the issue of speed with the issue…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Kinyon v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Clarke v. HubbellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- Strom v. Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- Pratt v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Koch v. Southern Pacific CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1973
- Stewart v. MadisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Guerard v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company v. Alfred KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Hammarmeister v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
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