Legal Opinion

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Sanders

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 9, 1908No. 6,572PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Prom Orange Circuit Court; Thomas B. Buskirk, Judge. Action by John Sanders against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.

Action for recovery of damages by appellee, who was in appellant’s service as a section man, on account of injuries received by him in leaving a moving train in obedience to the order of the section foreman. The case was tried without a jury, a special finding of facts made, with conclusions of law, and judgment rendered for $1,000.

The findings show that appellee went along appellant’s railway and did certain work under the order of the foreman, and was by him ordered to get upon a designated train with the rest of the section gang to return home; that when the train neared Norris, the place…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harris v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. TackettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  3. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MillerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Shaver v. Home Telephone Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1905

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Trook v. Lafayette Bank and Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Hunsberger v. WymanIndiana Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Smith v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Leader v. BowleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1961
  5. Vandalia Railroad v. KendallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918

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