Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. Zehner
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marshall Circuit Court; Harry Bernetha, Judge. Action by William Zehner against the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $4,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
—A chain of three lakes in Marshall county extends generally east and west for a distance of about three and one-half miles. The chain has Lawrence lake *151on the east, Meyers lake in the center, and Cook lake on the west. The water flow of all is to the west. Lawrence flows into Meyers, and Meyers into Oook, through narrow natural thoroughfares through which water perpetually flows from east to west, and all have a natural, common oittlet at the west end of Oook. Each of said thoroughfares is crossed by a highway, the one between Lawrence and Meyers is known as.“Lawrence crossing,” and the one…
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