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Stearns v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

166 Iowa 566
CourtSupreme Court of Iowa
DecidedJune 29, 1914
StatusPublished
Cited by22 cases

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Stearns v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co., 166 Iowa 566 (iowa 1914).

Opinion

Deemer, J.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company (which we shall hereafter call the Milwaukee Company) and the defendant, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company (which we shall call the Rock Island), have main lines of track running to and through the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They cross each other at or near the junction of Third street and Ninth avenue in that city, as shown by a plat introduced by plaintiff, which we here attach.

Plaintiff was employed by the Milwaukee Company as a switchman in its yards at Cedar Rapids, and on the day of the accident, which was on June 17, 1910, he was in control and charge of a crew consisting of himself, an engineer, fireman, and two other helpers, engaged in switching a refrigerator ear to -the freighthouse of his company, which was located some distance west of the Rock Island crossing. This car was attached to the tender of the engine, and was being pushed

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