Legal Opinion
Cowin v. Sears-Roebuck and Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1955No. 18,612PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrumpacker, J.
By the 31st clause of §48-1407, Burns’ 1950 Replacement the legislature empowered the common councils of cities in the State of Indiana to enact ordinances “to require the owner or occupant of premises to keep the sidewalks in front of the same free from snow and other obstructions and to prescribe hours for clearing the same ...” Under the authority of this statute the city of Fort Wayne duly enacted the following ordinance which was in full force and effect at the time of the events of which the appellant complains :
“Every owner or occupant of any house or other building, and the owner or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Prest-O-Lite Co. v. SkeelIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Taylor v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- City of St. Louis v. Connecticut Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Hanley v. Fireproof Building Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1922
- Central Indiana Railway Co. v. WishardIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Hammond v. AllegrettiIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
- Gladys Smith v. J. C. Penney CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Halkias v. Gary National BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1968
- Carroll v. JobeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hirschauer v. C & E Shoe Jobbers, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1982
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