Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Barker
Indiana Supreme Court
From Owen Circuit Court; George W. Grubbs, Special Judge. Action by Dolly M. Barker, as administratrix of the estate of Albert S. Barker, deceased, against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court (See 40 Ind. App. 256) under §1399 Burns 1908, Acts 1901, p. 565, §15.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
Appellant owns and operates a railroad from Chicago to Louisville, through Indiana, and by way of Quincy, Owen county.
At Quincy there is a station-house on the west side and a switch on the east side of the main track. Four hundred fifty feet north of the station is the north connection of the switch with the main track. The switch is operated by a switch-stand located on the west side and about six feet from the west rail of the main track. The switch-stand is eight feet high, and has on top two wings, one painted red and the other white, which serve as targets to signify to approaching…
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