Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad v. Carter

In this appeal, appellant Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Company (Railroad) raises two issues for the court’s consideration: 1) whether the verdict of the jury is sustained by sufficient evidence from which it could have concluded that defendant was negligent; and 2) whether the verdict of the jury was contrary to law in that the jury did. not apply the doctrine of contributory negligence.

The facts of this case as shown by the record before us are as follows:

On the morning of October 22, 1965, employees of appellant-Railroad were backing a 16-car train along a spur track…