Ohio Valley Trust Co. v. Wernke
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Vanderburgh County; Alexander Gilchrist, Judge. Action by William Wernke against the Ohio Valley Trust Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtCox, C. J.
This is the second appeal in an action by appellee to recover damages for the death of his minor son alleged to have been caused by the negligent use and operation of a passenger elevator in appellant’s office building. The first appeal resulted in a reversal of a judgment in appellee’s favor by reason of error on the part of the trial court in admitting incompetent evidence. Ohio Valley Trust Co. v. Wernke (1908), 42 Ind. App. 326, 84 N. E. 999.
1. It is first contended that the court below erred in overruling appellant’s demurrer to the complaint. This ruling was made before the former…
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