Nelson v. Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Laporte Superior Court; Harry B. Tutkill, Judge. Actiou by Seth Nelson against the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.
This was an action for damages for personal injuries received when appellant was struck by appellee’s interurban car while he was walking across a street in the city of East Chicago, Indiana. Upon a former appeal, a judgment for appellee was reversed because the court had instructed the jury to return a verdict for appellee upon the ground that appellant was, as a matter of law, guilty of contributory negligence. This decision is reported as Nelson v. Chicago, etc., R. Co. (1908), 41 Ind. App. 397, 83 N. E. 1019. Upon the present appeal it is urged as error only that certain instructions to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nelson v. Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1908
- Ziehm v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1909
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