Legal Opinion

Rhea v. Sawyer

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1913No. 8,017PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From Wells Circuit Court; Charles E. Sturgis, Judge. Action by Litta Sawyer against Thomas J. Rhea. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.

Appellee recovered a judgment in the Wells Circuit Court for damages resulting from the death of two *513colts. The complaint is in two paragraphs, both of which proceed upon the theory that appellant was gnilty of negligence in eastrating the colts, and that they died as a result of such negligence.

Appellant relies for reversal upon the fifth, ninth and tenth causes assigned for a new trial. Those assignments call in question the correctness of instructions Nos. 1, 5 and 6 given by the court at the request of appellee. All of these instructions are open to the same objection. They are all…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nickey v. SteuderIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Rahke v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Voris v. ShottsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
  5. Dudley v. State, ex rel. RoeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1907

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mudd v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. Heldt v. ThompsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. Freeport Motor Casualty Co. v. ChafinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1960
  4. Covert v. Boicourt, Exr.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1929
  5. Timmons v. KenrickIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913

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