Legal Opinion
Board of Commissioners v. Hemphill
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1896No. 1,749PublishedCited by 4 opinions
From the Bartholomew Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
The appellee sued and recovered judgment against the appellant for personal injuries received on account of the defective and unsafe condition of the approach to a bridge which spanned a creek or stream.
It has been held in this State that the approaches to a bridge are a part of the bridge itself. Board, etc., v. Sisson, 2 Ind. App. 311; Board, etc., v. Deprez, Admr., 87 Ind. 509.
And for many years the law has been settled in this State that the statute imposing upon the board of *220county commissioners the duty of keeping in repair all bridges over watercourses, made the county liable for any…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. AllmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- House v. Board of Comm'rs of Montgomery Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1878
- Board of Commissioners v. MutchlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Board of Commissioners v. NicholsIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Board of Commissioners v. CastetterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Davis v. Steuben School TownshipIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
- Board of Commissioners v. FertichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
- First National Bank v. Adams School TownshipIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
- Board of Commissioners v. ReinierIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897