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STROM v. DES MOINES & CENTRAL IOWA RAILWAY CO.

No. 49130.

82 N.W.2d 781 (1957)

Mildred L. STROM, Appellant, v. DES MOINES AND CENTRAL IOWA RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duffield & Pinegar, Des Moines, for appellant.

Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers & Cooney, Des Moines, for appellee.

GARFIELD, Justice.

This is a law action to recover for serious personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Mrs. Strom, age 36, in a collision between the 1948 Ford automobile she was driving and a freight train of defendant. There was a jury verdict for plaintiff for $16,000. Upon return of the verdict the trial court on his own motion entered judgment for defendant, based on plaintiff's contributory negligence, notwithstanding the verdict.

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