Standard Oil Co. v. Allen
Indiana Supreme Court
From Wayne Circuit Court; Henry C. Fox, Judge. Action by Joshua Allen, administrator, against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1394- Burns 1914, Acts 19.01 p. 565, §10).
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant in the trial court for dámages resulting, as alleged, from the negligence of appellant in causing the death of Charles Lipscomb. Appellant prosecutes this appeal, assigning as error that the trial court erred in overruling its motion for judgment in its favor on the answers to interrogatories, notwithstanding the general verdict, and also- in overruling its motion for a new trial.
It is conceded by both parties to this appeal that the complaint on which the action was tried was based on the theory that the injury which caused the death of Charles…
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