Board of Commissioners v. Bonebrake

This is the second appeal in this cause, the former decision being reported in Bonebrake v. Board, etc., 141 Ind. 62. The action was by the appellee to recover damages on account of personal injuries sustained in the .crushing of a public bridge under the weight of a traction engine upon which he was riding. As will be seen from the report cited the appellee succeeded on the former appeal, and that one of the questions decided arose upon the action of the trial court in sustaining the demurrer of the board to the evidence. The principle then adhered to was that counties were required to keep…