Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Burtch
Indiana Supreme Court
From Jackson Circuit Court; James A. Cox, Judge. Action by Guerney O. Burtch against the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (For decision on appeal to the United States Supreme Court, see 263 U. S. 540; 69 L. Ed.-; 44 Sup. Ct. 165.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
This was an action by appellee against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries for which appellant was alleged to be responsible. The complaint was in two paragraphs. A general denial to each of those paragraphs formed the issue submitted to a jury for trial which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $8,000. Appellant has assigned, and relies on alleged errors of the court, (1) in overruling its motion to make each paragraph of the complaint more specific; (-2) in overruling its demurrer to each paragraph of the complaint for want of facts, and (3) in…
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- Georgia Pacific Railway Co. v. PropstSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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