Legal Opinion

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Co. v. Gaines

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1885No. 11,761PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Prom the Tippecanoe Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

This action was brought by John W. Gaines-against the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Eailway Company, and another railway company, whose line the appellant was operating, to recover for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the careless and negligent running of a train by the appellant, and in failing to observe the statutory obligation imposed on those operating locomotive engines on railways, in respect of the approach to highway crossings.

The complaint is in two paragraphs. The first seeks & recovery. for an injury upon the common law…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ohio & Mississippi R. W. Co. v. CollarnIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad v. SpencerIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Billman v. Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Co. v. WynantIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Martin v. CaubleIndiana Supreme Court · 1880

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. WalkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. JonesIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Tewksbury v. HowardIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Stix v. SadlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. HixonIndiana Supreme Court · 1887

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