Legal Opinion

McCollum v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1900No. 18,751PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Erom the Shelby Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

•Tobdatt, J.'

Appellant filed a complaint in two paragraphs to recover damages for personal injuries. A demurrer was sustained to each paragraph, and the sufficiency of the pleading is presented for review.

A summary of the facts stated in the first paragraph may be said to he as follows: Appellee is a railroad company, and its railroad runs through the town of Fairland, in Shelby county, Indiana. On thé occasion of the accident in question, it obstructed the public streets of that town for the period of one hour and thirty minutes, by allowing one of its freight trains, without being parted,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Parker v. Pennsylvania Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. HillIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Co. v. WynantIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Shirk v. Wabash RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1896

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. GillespieIndiana Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Chicago & Erie Railroad v. HunterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Faulkner v. Bank of McCrorySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  4. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. FerrellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1906

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