Southern Railway Co. v. Sittasen
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Crawford Circuit Court,' G. W. Goolc, Judge. Action by Claude A. Sittasen against the Southern Railway Company and others. Erom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $10,000 against said company, it appeals from the Appellate Court under subd. 3, §133lj Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
—Action by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries. He was an engineer and was injured while in the employ of the appellant, by a locomotive, which he was operating, leaving the track and turning over by reason of an alleged defective railroad. The action was brought in the Dubois Circuit Court against appellant, its lessor, the Southern Railway Company of Indiana, Cyrus Winkler and Alonzo Jeffers. The latter two were section foremen charged with the duty of keeping the railroad at the place of the accident in good repair.
The complaint is in two paragraphs, each alleging that the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Goodrich v. StanglandIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
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- Berlin v. OglesbeeIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
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