Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Gillard
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Clark Circuit Court; James K. Marsh, Judge. Action by Harry Bower, by his next friend, against the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. After verdict, plaintiff amended his complaint by substituting William P. Gillard as administrator of the estate of Walter Bower, deceased, as plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWiley, P. J.
Walter Bower was in the employ of appellant in the capacity of a brakeman. While engaged in the line of his duty, he was injured by the handholds on a freight-car giving way, as he was climbing upon the car, by *340reason of which he foil, resulting in an injury to one of his hands, it being- run over by the wheels of the car. It is claimed that he died as a result of such injury. The injury occurred June 24, 1901, and the decedent died June 28, 1901. The decedent left surviving him, as his only heir, his infant son Harry Bower. On January 14, 1902, said son, by William P. Gillard, his next…
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