Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Stockton v. Lane

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 25, 1916No. 22,939PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From Jasper Circuit Court; Moses Leopold, Special Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Jay W. Stockton, against Edward P. Lane and others. From a judgment for defendants, the relator appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 590.)

1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.

This was an action on the bond of a township trustee, for damages alleged to have been caused to relator on account of the failure of such trustee to furnish transportation for relator’s children to school in accordance with §6423 Burns 1914, Acts 1913 p. 655. The complaint was in one paragraph and a demurrer thereto was sustained by a special judge. Belator declined to plead further and judgment was rendered against him for costs. From this judgment relator appeals assigning as error the action of the trial court in overruling appellant’s objection to the jurisdiction of the special judge…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Grider v. TallySupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  2. Rains v. SimpsonTexas Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Lillie v. TrentmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Raynsford v. PhelpsMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
  5. State v. RuthSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brumfield, Tr. v. State Ex Rel. WallaceIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
  2. State Ex Rel. Glenn v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Barnes v. MendenhallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1932
  4. Gruber v. State Ex Rel. WelliverIndiana Supreme Court · 1929
  5. California School Tp., Starke Co. v. KelloggIndiana Court of Appeals · 1941

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