Legal Opinion
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. Guyton
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1888No. 13,235PublishedCited by 17 opinions
From the Gibson Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, C. J.
Guyton was severely injured in a collision, which occurred on the appellant railway company’s road, on the 20th day of August, 1882, while serving in the capacity of brakeman on one of the company’s trains. He brought an action to recover damages for the injuries sustained, and recovered a judgment in the Gibson Circuit Court, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
His case proceeded upon the theory that the collision resulted from the incompetency of Charles Stice, the conductor who had control of the train upon which the. plaintiff was at the time employed as brakeman, and that the liability…
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- Chapman v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
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