Legal Opinion

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Harrison

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 1912No. 21,754PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Prom Hendricks Circuit Court, J ames L. Clark, Judge. Action by. Plora P. Harrison by her next friend, "William A. Harrison, against The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.

Action by Plora P. Harrison, a minor, by her next friend, against appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her on September 24, 1907, by reason of the negligence of appellant in leading appellee into danger, by the invitation and direction of a flagman maintained by appellant at a temporary grade crossing, because its invitation or direction was an assurance of safety on which appellee had a right to rely. The complaint was in one paragraph. Answer of general denial and trial by jury resulted in a finding and verdict for appellee for $9,000. The court rendered judgment…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. New Castle Bridge Co. v. DotyIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  2. City of Huntington v. BreenIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. GranthamIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad v. SchmidtIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1904

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jeffersonville Manufacturing Co. v. HoldenIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Topper v. DunnIndiana Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. City of Logansport v. GammillIndiana Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Shirley Hill Coal Co. v. MooreIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad v. LittleIndiana Supreme Court · 1921

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