Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Fulling
Indiana Court of Appeals
Action by Henry P. Pulling against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover a statutory penalty (Acts 1885 p. 151, §5780 Burns 1908), for the latter’s alleged breach of duty.
Issues were formed and submitted to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $100. With its general verdict the jury returned answers to interrogatories.
*173A demurrer to the complaint for want of facts, and appellant’s motion for judgment on the answers to interrogatories notwithstanding the general verdict, were overruled, and these rulings are made the basis for separate assignments of error. Both of these…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BraxtanIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Heavenridge v. MondyIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
- Burnett v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- Roberts v. Farmers' & Merchants' BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chadwick v. StokesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Stellhorn v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915