Vandalia Railroad v. Stevens
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Knox ■ Circuit Court; Benjamin M. Willoughby, Judge. ' Action by Ira Stevens against Vandalia Railroad Company. ■ From a judgment for plaintiff, tbe defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for $500, recovered by appellee in an action brought by him against appellant to recover for personal inju*240ries alleged to have been sustained by him while on a train operated by appellant, between the mine of the “Indian Creek Coal and Mining Company,” where appellee was employed as a miner, and the city of Vincennes. The complaint is in one paragraph and proceeds upon the theory that appellee was a passenger upon appellant’s train when injured, and that his injuries were -caused by appellant’s negligence. A demurrer to the complaint, accompanied by proper…
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