Legal Opinion

Davis v. Sharp

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 12, 1923No. 11,574Published

1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, J.

Appellee recovered a judgment for the killing of his decedent at a public highway crossing by a locomotive operated by appellant. At the time of the collision the decedent was a guest in an automobile driven by another person.

The complaint alleges that appellant in the operation of a certain railroad ran a locomotive over and across a certain public highway crossing without sounding the whistle as required by law, and that by reason of such failure appellee’s decedent was killed.

From a judgment in favor of appellee, appellant appeals

Appellant contends that the court erred in overruling his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  2. Dahn v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Davis v. HunterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. United States Railroad Administration v. MonahanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923

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