Legal Opinion

City of Fort Wayne v. Christie

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 13, 1901No. 18,852PublishedCited by 22 opinions

From the Allen Superior Court.

1Opinion of the CourtDowling, C. J.

This is a suit by the appellee against the appellant for damages on account of the death of appellee^ decedent caused by the caving in of a trench in which he was working. Demurrers to the several paragraphs of the complaint were overruled, and issues were formed upon a general denial. A trial by a jury resulted in. a verdict for appellee. Motions by appellant for a new trial, for -judgment in favor of the appellant on the answers of the jury to the-questions of fact submitted to them, for judgment' for the appellant on the evidence, and in arrest of judgment, were overruled.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Armour v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Consolidated Stone Co. v. SummitIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. DuelIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. FrenchTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Vincennes Water Supply Co. v. WhiteIndiana Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lyons v. City of New AlbanyIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. BarnesIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Avery v. Nordyke & Marmon Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Patrum v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  5. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. MartinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1902

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