Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Lawrence
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Porter Circuit Court; Willis C. McMahan, Judge. Action by Mary L. Lawrence, as administratrix of the estate of Lewis P. Lawrence, deceased, against 'the Chicago & Erie Railroad Company. Prom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
In its yards at Hammond appellant has a track running north and south known as “72.” South of the middle there is a spur connected with “72” and running to the northwest. Appellee’s decedent, Lewis P. Lawrence, was a switchman in the employ of appellant, and a member of a switching crew engaged in the Hammond yard. On February 8, 1904, at about 8:30 o’clock p. m., Lawrence *323and. the crew to which he belonged took a train of cars south on “72” beyond the spur intersection. The engine was backing, drawing the cars after it. The train having passed the spur, the direction was reversed, and going…
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