Vincennes Water Supply Co. v. White

This was an action by the appellee against the appellant to recover damages on account of a personal injury.

The complaint alleges, substantially, that the appellant is a corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Indiana; that on the 12th day of July, 1886, the appellant was engaged in constructing, in and for the city of Vincennes, certain waterworks, and in connection therewith was constructing an engine-house and stand-pipe, and digging a ditch from within the inclosure of the engine-house to the stand-pipe, a distance of about one hundred feet; that at said time appellant was…