Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. City of Bloomington
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Lawrence Circuit Court; Oren O. Swails, Judge. Action by the City of Bloomington against the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Minnie Woodworth recovered judgment for *237$5,000 against appellee for damages sustained by reason of a defective sidewalk. On appeal to the Appellate Court the judgment was affirmed. City of Bloomington v. Woodworth (1907), 40 Ind. App. 373, 81 N. E. 611. The city paid the judgment and accrued costs on December 3,1907, and thereafter sued appellant for the amount paid, on the theory that it was appellant’s duty to have kept the defective sidewalk in repair. To this complaint appellant in January, 1908, filed an answer in two paragraphs, the first of which was a general denial. The second…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ohio Valley Trust Co. v. WernkeIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Stevens v. TempletonIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
- James v. Lake Erie & Western Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1897
- City of Bloomington v. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Cronin v. ZimmermanIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- City of New Albany v. LyonsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
- Cleveland,Cincinnati,Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LutzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
- City of Muncie v. State Ex Rel. WallingIndiana Supreme Court · 1937
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