Legal Opinion

Vandalia Railroad v. Kelley

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1918No. 23,155PublishedCited by 9 opinions

From Marion Circuit Court; Louis B. Ewbank, Judge. Action by Thomas M. Kelley against the Vandalia Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, C. J.

— On July 15, 1910, and while in the employ of appellant as a bridge carpenter, appellee made application to become a member of a relief organization established by appellant and known as its voluntary relief department. This application was signed at Spencer, in Owen county, Indiana, but was forwarded • to the superintendent of the relief department at Cleveland, Ohio, for approval. Pursuant to such approval, appellee became and continued as a member of said relief organization until January 31, 1914, when he left the employ of appellant and thereafter brought this action to recover the sum…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. BigelowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  2. Sondheim v. GilbertIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. TeetersIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Carstens Packing Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Olvey v. JacksonIndiana Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1976
  2. Kaszuba v. ZientaraIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Clark v. Southern Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Henning v. HillIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923
  5. American Furniture Mart Building Corp. v. W. C. Redmon, Sons & Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1936

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