Iowa Statutes
§ 477.8 — Negligence presumed
Iowa § 477.8
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 477.8 (2026).
Text
Inanyactionagainstanytelegraphortelephonecompanyfordamagescausedbyerroneous
transmission of a message, or by unreasonable delay in delivery of a message, negligence on
the part of the telegraph or telephone company shall be presumed upon proof of erroneous
transmission or of unreasonable delay in delivery, and the burden of proof that such error or
delay was not due to negligence upon its part shall rest upon such company.
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Legislative History
[C97, §2164; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8307; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.8; C77, 79,
81, §477.8]
Nearby Sections
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§ 477.1
Right-of-way§ 477.10
Definitions§ 477.11
Facilities to local exchange§ 477.12
Transmission of messages§ 477.14
Violations — effect§ 477.4
Condemnation§ 477.5
Equal facilities — delay§ 477.7
Mistakes and delays§ 477.8
Negligence presumed§ 477.9
Presentation of claim§ 477.9A
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