Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. v. Young
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Tippecanoe Circuit Court; Richard P. DeHart, Judge. Action by Rose Ella Young, as administratrix of tbe estate of Nathaniel "W. Young, deceased, against the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
On August 8, 1908, Nathaniel W. Young, appellee’s decedent, as an employe of appellant, was engaged in painting an iron and steel railroad bridge, owned and used by appellant, as a part of its electric traction line, which bridge spanned Wild Cat Creek at a point about one mile east of the town of Dayton, in Tippecanoe County. On Sunday morning, August 9, the lifeless body of the decedent was found at the north side of the bridge partially submerged in the water of the creek. In addition to the marks of several minor injuries, there was on the body evidence of a severe electric burn,…
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