Whitcomb v. Standard Oil Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Porter Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
The appellant sued the appellee for damages for the loss of his hand while in the employ of appellee engaged in attempting to couple cars.
The complaint filed in May, 1897, alleges that at the time of the grievance complained of, appellee, in connection with its oil plant in Lake county, Indiana, operated a railroad, and handled all sorts of freight cars which it received from and sent out over its own and other railroads; that it conducted its business in an unusually negligent and extra hazardous manner in this — that it controlled, used, and operated in a negligent manner a large number of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Faris v. HobergIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Weis v. City of MadisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Oleson v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Michigan Central R. R. Co. v. SmithsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Ames v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1893
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