Laws v. Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Railway Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From LaPorte Circuit Court; James F. Gallaher, Judge. Action by John Laws, by his next friend, Francis Laws, against the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.
This action by appellant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on account of the negligence of appellee was commenced in the Lake Circuit Court from which a change of venue was taken by appellee. Thereupon the cause was sent to the Porter Circuit Court, from which court a change of venue was taken by appellant, and the cause sent to the LaPorte Circuit Court.
The complaint, which is in one paragraph, was answered by a general denial. So much of the complaint as is necessary for this decision is as follows:
*652On March 30,1915, and for many years prior thereto, appellee was operating a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Creamer v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Baltimore Traction Co. v. HelmsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Reed v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Smith v. City Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Hornstein v. United Railways Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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