Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. v. Justus
Indiana Supreme Court
From Jay Circuit Court; James J. Moran, Judge. Action by Mary J. Justus, administratrix, against the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 565.)
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Appellee brought this action to recover damages for the death of her husband. The complaint is. in ten paragraphs. Each paragraph, except the ninth, is based upon negligence. The ninth paragraph alleges wilful injury by reason of gross negligence. Appellant filed a general denial to each paragraph of complaint, and special affirmative answers to all paragraphs, except the ninth, in which it is alleged, in substance, that at the time decedent received his injuries, from which he died, he was riding on a free pass, which contained provisions excepting appellant from all liability for damages to…
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