Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. Mills
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Knox Circuit Court; Orlando H. Cobb, Judge. Action by Alfonzo Mills against the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company. ‘ Erom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $1,775, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWiley, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in appellee’s favor, growing out of injuries received while riding on one of appellant’s freight-trains, the action being based on the latter’s alleged negligence. His complaint is in two paragraphs, to each of which a demurrer was overruled. The cause was put at issue by an answer in denial. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled.
By the assignment of errors the sufficiency of each paragraph of the complaint and the overruling of the motion for a new trial are presented for review.
Omitting the formal parts of the first paragraph of the complaint, it…
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