CARTER v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. 48825.

74 N.W.2d 356 (1956)

William CARTER, Appellee, v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 10, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. B. Howland and B. A. Webster, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Ralph U. Woodcock and Don Hise, Des Moines, for appellee.


WENNERSTRUM, Justice.

Plaintiff, an employee of the defendant company, sought recovery of damages for personal injuries claimed to be the result of negligence on the part of another of its employees. The action was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Certain defenses, including assumption of risk, are abolished by the act. It requires proof of negligence of the employer before a plaintiff employee can...

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