Indianapolis Water Co. v. Harold
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Circuit Court (12,808); Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Action by Milton S. Harold against tbe Indianapolis Water Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $300, defendant appeals. Transferred from' Appellate Court under cl. 2, §1394 Burns 1908, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
1. Appellee brought this action to recover damages for the wrongful death of his minor son. The allegations of the complaint are, in substance, as follows: That appellant is a corporation organized under the laws of Indiana, and owns and controls a body of water known as “the canal,” extending from the town of *171Broad Ripple into the city of Indianapolis, and used for the purpose of supplying water to said city and its inhabitants; that the canal was from thirty feet to one hundred feet in width and very deep, and prior to the month of March, 1903, appellant had allowed a log or sill to be…
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