Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. McCandish
Indiana Supreme Court
From Porter Circuit Court; Willis C. McMahan, Judge. Action by Harry McCandish, as administrator of the estate of James Bragg, deceased, against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company. From a judgment for $3,500, on plaintiff’s remittitur of $2,000 from a verdict for $5,500, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Appellee, as administrator, brought this action to recover damages for the death of James Bragg. The complaint, omitting the caption and prayer, is as follows: “The plaintiff complains of the defendant, and for his cause of action avers and says that he was duly appointed by the Laporte Circuit Court, as administrator of the estate of James Bragg, on July 9, 1903; that the defendant is, and was at the time hereinafter mentioned, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, and owned and operated a railway known as the 'Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway,’ over,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Laporte Carriage Co. v. SullenderIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Maenner v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1877
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. PeckIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Thiele v. McManusIndiana Court of Appeals · 1891
- Mathews v. BenselSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1888
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