Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Hoffman

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 23, 1914No. 8,322PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Prom ’Wayne Circuit Court; Henry G. Fox, Judge. Action by Otto E. Hoffman against The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, P. J.

Trial by jury, verdict for appellee for $5,000 from which $1,500 was remitted, and judgment rendered for the residue. The complaint is in two paragraphs. Error is assigned on the overruling of the demurrer to each.

The averments of the first paragraph necessary to determine its sufficiency against objections urged, are substantially as follows: January 25, 19.11, appellant, in the process of double tracking its railroad, was constructing over Simmons Creek west of Dublin a concrete double arch bridge. The work consisted of such double arches and a cinder fill thereon, and was being performed…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Davis Coal Co. v. PollandIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Fletcher v. Baltimore & Potomac RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Kay v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Kroger Co. v. HaunIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. STALLINGS v. DickIndiana Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Pierce v. ClemensIndiana Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. Meadowlark Farms, Inc. v. WarkenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Old Town Development Company v. LangfordIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976

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