Legal Opinion

Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Lee

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 27, 1902No. 3,998PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Erom Wells Circuit Court; A. N. Martin, Judge. , Action by Ezra T. Lee, administrator of tbe estate of G-lannor Sloan, against tbe Chicago and Erie Eailroad Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEobiwsokt, J.

Suit by appellee for damages for wrongfully causing the death of his intestate. Demurrers to each paragraph of complaint overruled, and issues formed upon general denial. Motions by appellant for judgment on the jury’s answers to interrogatories, and for a new trial, overruled. The two paragraphs of amended complaint are substantially alike. After the former appeal (Chicago, etc., R. Co. v. Lee, 17 Ind. App. 215) the complaint was amended so as to show that decedent did not know of the defective and dangerous condition of the roadbed at the particular place; that he did not know of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. AdamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Indiana Car Co. v. ParkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Consolidated Stone Co. v. SummitIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Wenning v. TeepleIndiana Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Avery v. Nordyke & Marmon Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. Wright v. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. TackettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. v. BurkeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1906
  5. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. MetzlerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1924

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