Legal Opinion

Cannon v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 26, 1901No. 19,499PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Erom Eloyd Circuit Court; W. O. Uiz, Judge-. Action by Mamie C. Cannon against the Cleveland, etc., R. Co. Erom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.

A demurrer for want of facts was sustained to appellant’s complaint, in which she demanded judgment for $10,000 for personal injuries. She refused to plead further and judgment for appellee was entered. The ruling on the demurrer is assigned as error.

The material parts of the complaint are these: “That on March 21, 1896, the defendant was, and for more than six months previous thereto had been, engaged in operating a railroad in and through Delaware county, Indiana, with railroad tracks upon and over which locomotives and cars were run and propelled by steam; that the railroad passed through…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. PhillipsIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. TarttCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
  3. Crane Elevator Co. v. LippertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
  4. Lingenfelter v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. City of SeymourIndiana Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MeansIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. Fort Wayne National Bank v. DoctorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. SlaughterIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad v. JonesIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Brooks v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1902

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