Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Rogers
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Wabash Circuit Court; A. PL. Plummer, Judge. Action by Alvira Rogers, as administratrix of the estate of Luther Rogers, deceased, against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
This was an action to recover damages for the death of appellee’s decedent, caused by being struck by a passing train while he was iñ appellant’s service. Judgment was rendered for $2,945 in favor of appellee.
1. It is claimed by appellant that said action is based upon clause 4, §1, of the employers’ liability act (Acts 1893, p. 294, §7083 Burns 1901), and that said act is in violation of the 14th amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
In Tullis v. Lake Erie, etc., R. Co. (1899), 175 U. S. 348, 20 Sup. Ct. 136, 44 L. Ed. 192, the Supreme Court of the United States held that as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tullis v. Lake Erie & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MontgomeryIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- Indianapolis Union Railway Co. v. HoulihanIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by12 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. PeckIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. RogersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1909
- Richey v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1911
- Richey v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1911
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. PeckIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
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