Legal Opinion

Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Patterson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 23, 1941No. 16,601PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, J.

This action was brought by Mary B. Patterson, administratrix of the estate of Charles W. Patterson, deceased, against the appellant to recover damages resulting from the death of Charles W. Patterson. The action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.

The complaint was in three paragraphs, to each of which demurrers were addressed, which demurrers were each overruled. These rulings constitute the first three independent assignments of error. The issues were closed by an answer in general denial to each paragraph of complaint. The case was submitted to a jury for trial, and the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Richmond & Danville Railroad v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Frese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Davis v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Union Pacific Railroad v. HadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  5. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. TilghmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Superior Meat Products, Inc. v. HollowayIndiana Court of Appeals · 1943
  2. Bearcreek Township of Jay County v. DeHoffIndiana Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. Coleman v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Coleman v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1951

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