Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Kephert

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 20, 1916No. 8,980PublishedCited by 6 opinions

From Superior Court of Marion County (91,872); Clarence E. Weir, Judge. Action by John Kephert against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.

On September 4, 1911, appellee, as an invited guest of the owner and driver of an automobile, was being conveyed therein south on Capitol Avenue in the city of Indianapolis. The avenue runs north and south and crosses a number of railroad tracks known as the Union Railway tracks in the city. At the time appellant owned and was operating trains over and upon one of its tracks, and appellee while being so conveyed over the avenue and across such track was injured in a collision between one of such trains and the automobile. This is an appeal from a judgment for $2,500 recovered by appellee in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Johnson v. CulverIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Commonwealth v. EylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  3. Lauter v. DuckworthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
  4. Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. ReedIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
  5. McQuiggan v. LaddSupreme Court of Vermont · 1906

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thornton Ex Rel. Thornton v. PenderIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Ball v. StevensIdaho Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Lessig v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920
  4. Disher v. FrentressIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Tyree v. TudorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922

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