Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Ropp
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; W. E. Deupree, Judge. Action by Joseph Ropp against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
— Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant for personal injuries.. Appellant claims error in overruling its motion for a new trial. The questions are: (1) Sufficiency of evidence; (2) erroneous instructions; (3) whether the federal or state Employers’ Liability Act applies.
The complaint is drawn to invoke either the state or federal Employers’ Liability Act, according to the exigencies of the evidence.
We will first give a brief summary of the evidence. Appellant has an interstate line of railroad. It maintains and operates machine and repair shops at Beech Grove, Marion county,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. YurkonisSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Monteith v. Kokomo Wood Enameling Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Vandalia Railroad v. StillwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
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- Central Indiana Railway Co. v. MitchellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1936
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