Watts v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Benton Circuit Court; James T. Saunderson, Judge. Action by Millard Watts, as administrator of the estate of Philander Clawson, deceased, against The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
This action was brought by appellant as administrator of the estate of Philander Claw-son, deceased, against appellee to recover damages on account of decedent’s death caused by the locomotive and cars of appellee. Briefly, the facts appearing from the complaint are that on April 11, 1908, between four and five o’clock p. m., decedent was walking on and along the track of appellee, within the city limits of the city of Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, and at that timé was in an intoxicated condition. He had walked to a point near the southerly corporation limit of said city, when he fell…
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