Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. Reynolds
Indiana Supreme Court
From Porter Circuit Court; W. C. McMahan, Judge. Action by Charlotte Reynolds, as administratrix of the estate of William Reynolds, deceased, against the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $3,500, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1908, subd. 2, Acts 1901 p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to appellee for the alleged negligent killing of her decedent at a highway crossing over appellant’s railway.
The errors relied on are, overruling the motion for judgment upon the answers to the interrogatories, and overruling the motion for a new trial.
The pertinent portions of the complaint, necessary to an understanding of the ruling on the motion for judgment upon the answers to the interrogatories are, that the railroad crossed a highway at right angles; that at the point of crossing, and for a long distance east, the railroad runs…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LightheiserIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Elliott v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Malott v. HawkinsIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Southern Indiana Railway Co. v. PeytonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co. v. HedgesIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Virgin v. Lake Erie & Western RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- Hummel v. New York Central RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1946
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