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BROPHY v. IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

No. 50864.

119 N.W.2d 865 (1963)

Carrie Matilda BROPHY, Administratrix of the Estate of Ray Brophy, Deceased, Appellee, v. IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 12, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnquist, Burnquist & Kersten, Fort Dodge, for appellant.

Johnson & Flattery, Fort Dodge, for appellee.

MOORE, Justice.

On April 25, 1960 Ray Brophy was working as a pipe layer assisting in moving 20-foot iron pipes from one pile to another by means of a mobile back hoe crane mounted on a truck. It was his job to hook a cable attached to the bucket of the crane around the center of a pipe and then walk along, steadying the pipe while the crane operator lifted it and the truck was driven to near the new pile. While a pipe was

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