Louisville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. v. Miller

Appellee filed his complaint in the Floyd Circuit Court alleging that he, while a passenger on one of appellant’s street cars, was injured through appellant’s negligence in suddenly starting the car as appellee was alighting therefrom. The venue was changed to the Clark Circuit Court and later, on appellant’s application, there was a change of judge. The regular judge submitted the names of three lawyers from which to select a special judge. Among the names so submitted was that of the judge of the Floyd Circuit Court, and after each of the parties had struck off one name, that of the Floyd…