S. W. Little Coal Co. v. O'Brien
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Gibson Circuit Court; Simon L. Vandeveer, Judge. Action by Alta O’Brien, administratrix of the estate of William A. O’Brien, deceased, against, the S. W. Little Coal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, C. J.
Appellee’s complaint, in so far as is necessary to a determination of the questions raised respecting it, is in substance as follows: November 23, 1911, appellant was operating a coal -mine in Blackburn, Pike county, employing therein fifty men. The mine was located on the line of the Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad Company, which extended north and south, and consisted of a main track and several side or switch tracks, the one involved here being east of the main track. The switch track was used both by appellant and by the railroad company in conducting their respective enterprises.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CheekIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
- Diamond Block Coal Co. v. CuthbertsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Vandalia Railroad v. StillwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Perry, Matthews-Buskirk Stone Co. v. WilsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
- Standard Oil Co. v. BowkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
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- Evansville, Mount Carmel & Northern Railway Co. v. ScottIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
- Cline v. RodabaughIndiana Court of Appeals · 1931
- Indiana Manufacturing Co. v. CoughlinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
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