Jacobs v. Glucose Sugar Refining Co.

Citations

• 140 F. 766
• 1905 U.S. App. LEXIS 4829

Syllabus

<p>Abatement — Death of Pasty — Cause of Action foe Personal Injuries— United States Courts — Authority of Decisions of State Courts.</p> <p>Under the Iowa statutes and the decisions of the Supreme Court of the state thereunder, both of which are binding on a federal court, damages for pain and suffering resulting from a personal injury caused by the negligence of another are not recoverable in an action brought by the legal representatives of the injured person after his death.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see vol. 1, Cent. Dig. Abatement and Revival, §§ 261, 262; vol. 13, Cent. Dig. Courts, § 957.]</p>