White v. Board of Commissioners
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Sullivan Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Elliott, J. —
The appellant alleges in his complaint that the appellee owns and controls the jail of Sullivan county that it is required by law to keep the jail in repair ; that it *397wrongfully and negligently failed to perform this duty, and suffered the jail to become damp and impure because of the noisome odors and air which emanated from a cesspool; that no outlet was provided for the escape of such noisome odors and air; that the wrongful breach of duty caused the appellant to become ill, and that from the illness so caused he suffered for many weeks.
The complaint does not state a cause of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hollenbeck v. County of WinnebagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Kincaid v. Hardin CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Summers v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Manuel v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- Moran v. ClarkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State ex rel. Board of Commissioners v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
- Board of Commissioners v. AllmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- James v. Trustees of Wellston TownshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907
- Snyder, Admx. v. MouserIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- Board of Commissioners v. MowbrayIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
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