Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Edwards
Indiana Supreme Court
From Hendricks Circuit Court; George W. Brill, Judge. Action by Anna E. E. Edwards, administratrix, against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
— Appellee brought this action against appellant for damages on account of the death of her decedent alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant. The issues submitted to a jury were formed by an amended fourth paragraph of complaint, answered by a general denial, and by a paragraph averring that appellant and appellee’s decedent, at the time of the injury resulting in death, were engaged in interstate commerce, and under the federal Employer’s Liability Act (§§8657-8665 U. S. Comp. Stat. 1916, 35 Stat. at L. 65, 66, 291) decedent assumed the risks of his employment. There was a…
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- Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad v. McMullenIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Pennsylvania Co. v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
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