Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. v. Stevenson
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Sullivan Circuit Court; William H. Bridwell, Judge. Action by Majoria Stevenson, by next friend, against the Terre Haute, Indianapolis. and Eastern Traction Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, C. J.
The accident involved in this cause resulted in the serious injury of a mother and her little daughter, five years old, and in the death of an older daughter. The mother is the appellee in Terre Haute, etc., R. Co. v. Stevenson (1920), 189 Ind. 100, 123 N. E. 785, 126 N. E. 3. The injured daughter is the appellee in this case. In the case decided by the Supreme Court, it was held that the mother and older daughter were guilty of contributory negligence, but the judgment for the appellee was affirmed upon the doctrine of “last clear chance.”
1-2. In this case, the appellee, being non sui juris,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. v. StevensonIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
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