Legal Opinion

Gregory v. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 1887No. 12,467PublishedCited by 66 opinions

From the Marion Superior Court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, C. J.

Joseph W. Gregory, as administrator of the estate of Ida M. Sennett, deceased, brought this action against the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Eailroad Company to recover damages for wrongfully causing the death of his intestate.

The first paragraph of the complaint charges, in substance,, that the railway company, on the 13th day of February, 1882, within the city of Indianapolis, “ did so manage, control and operate her said trains, recklessly, with gross negligence, without regard to consequences, and with fatal and inexcusable heedlessness, as to run one of her said trains…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Weis v. City of MadisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. BryanIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  5. Mescall v. TullyIndiana Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. WoodIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Whitaker, Admr. v. BorntragerIndiana Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Davis v. Mercer Lumber Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Westfall v. WaitIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  5. D. Cleghorn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901

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