Illinois Central Railroad v. Hawkins
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Warrick Circuit Court; Fred M. Hostetter, Special Judge. Action by Josie Hawkins, administratrix of the estate of Ted Hawkins, deceased, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHottel, J.
— This is an appeal from a judgment in appellee’s favor in an action brought by her' to recover damages for the death of her decedent, Ted Hawkins, alleged to have been caused by appellants’ negligence. The issues of fact were tendered by a complaint in one paragraph and a general denial thereof. A demurrer to the complaint was overruled. " A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for appellee. A motion for new trial was overruled, and this ruling and that on said' demurrer are respectively assigned as error in this court and relied on for reversal.
It is insisted by appellee that, because of…
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