New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Lind
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Porter Superior Court; Harry B. Twthill, Judge. Action by Andrew Lind against The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
Action in Porter County, for damages for an alleged injury occurring in Chicago, Illinois, at a street crossing. The alleged errors presented are in overruling the demurrer to the complaint, overruling the motion for a judgment in favor of appellant, non obstante, and overruling the motion for a new trial. The theory of the complaint is a common law action for negligence.
The street ran east and west, the double tracks of appellant north and south, crossing the street at grade, at right angles. It is alleged that immediately west of appellant’s westerly track, were numerous other parallel…
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