City of Logansport v. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Cass Circuit Court; Frank D. Butter, Special Judge. Action by Lyman Ó. Smith, as administrator of the estate of David J. Smith, deceased, against the City of Logansport. Prom a judgment for the plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFelt, J.
— This is an appeal from the Cass Circuit Court from a judgment in favor of appellee in the sum of $1,500.
The errors assigned are the overruling of the demurrer to the first, second and third paragraphs of complaint, the appellant’s motion for judgment on the answers to the interrogatories, notwithstanding the general verdict, the motion for a new trial and the motion in arrest of judgment.
The first paragraph of the complaint is for the alleged negligence of appellant in constructing an electric light plant in the city of Logansport, resulting in an injury causing instant death to appellee’s…
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