Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad v. Spilker

This action was begun in the Hancock Circuit Court, where appellee, as plaintiff, filed her complaint against appellant in two paragraphs.

The first paragraph charged, in substance, that on the 18th day of October, 1888, within the limits of the city of Greenfield, at a point where appellant’s railroad crosses Stewart street, appellee’s husband was lawfully attempting to drive his team of horses and wagon across the track of said railroad, when appellant’s agents carelessly and negligently ran a locomotive engine and train of cars upon said team, demolishing the wagon and injuring appellee,…