Akers v. Louisville & Southern Indiana Traction Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Clark Circuit Court; James W. Fortune, Judge. Action by Robert Akers against the Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEnloe, J.
This was an action by appellant against the a,ppellee to recover damages for one mule alleged to have been killed by one of defendant’s cars. There was a trial by a jury, resulting in a verdict in appellant’s favor, and his damages were assessed at $136. With their verdict the jury also returned their answers to certain interrogatories submitted to them by the court. The appellee thereupon filed its motion for judgment in its favor upon said answers, notwithstanding the general verdict, which motion was by the court sustained, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Appellant’s motion for a new…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schneidt v. SchneidtIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
- Union Traction Co. v. ThompsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
- Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. v. PhillipsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Leary v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1919