T. J. Moss Tie Co. v. Hite
Indiana Supreme Court
From Vanderburgh Superior Court; John H. Foster, Special Judge. Action by Fred Hite against the T. J. Moss Tie Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEwbank, J.
— This was an action by the appellee to ' recover for injuries sustained when he fell while walking a thirty-foot plank with a cross-tie on his shoulder and the tie fell upon and broke his leg.
Appellant complains that the trial court erred in overruling its demurrer to the amended complaint, which alleged in substance the following (among other) facts: That the defendant is, and for twenty years has been, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri, and is . now, and for twenty years has been, engaged in the manufacture, buying and sell*201ing of cross-ties, and…
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