Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Pritchard
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Olay Circuit Court; Presley O. Golliver, Judge. Action by Walter K. Pritchard, as administrator of the estate of Walter MeAvoy, deceased, against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. Erom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court (39 Ind. App. 701) under §1337o Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §15.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
Action for the negligent killing of appellee’s decedent. There was a verdict and judgment for appellee. The testimony showed the following facts: One Bridges was engaged in the shipment, over appellant’s railroad, from the town of Cloverdale, of elm poles of various sizes. Pursuant to his request, appellant placed a flat-car on its siding, just east of its main track, in said town, for use in making one of said shipments. Decedent was a teamster in the employ of Bridges, being hired by the day, and a short time before the accident he drove up to the east side of the car with a load of poles,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Devlin v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Coughtry v. . Globe Woolen Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. BuckIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co. v. BeckettIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Roddy v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. ClarkIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Indianapolis Union Railway Co. v. WaddingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
- Town of New Castle v. GrubbsIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
- Citizens Telephone Co. v. PrickettIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
- Hoosier Cardinal Corp. v. BriziusIndiana Court of Appeals · 1964
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