Brooks v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Superior Court; J. L. McMaster, Judge. Action by Laura D. Brooks and others, administrators, against tbe Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company for damages for the death of their decedent. Erom a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
This action was brought by the appellants against the appellee for the alleged wrongful killing of their decedent. It is not necessary to set out even an abstract of the complaint, under our view of the case. It suffices to say upon this subject that the first two paragraphs of complaint contain substantive charges of negligence, and that the third paragraph of the complaint contains a charge that the killing of said decedent was wilful. Issues of fact were ultimately joined upon the several paragraphs of complaint, and the cause was submitted to a jury for trial. Upon the conclusion of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Faris v. HobergIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. GriffinIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. BryanIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. LucasIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Parker v. Pennsylvania Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1893
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- Princeton Coal Mining Co. v. LawrenceIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
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