Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. McFarren
Indiana Supreme Court
From Adams Circuit Court; David E. Smith, Judge. Action by Joseph McFarren against the Lake Erie and Western Eailroad Company. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under Acts 1901 p. 590, §1405 Burns 1914.) .
1Opinion of the CourtWilloughby, J.
— Appellee sued appellant for damages on account of an injury alleged to have occurred at a street crossing in the city of Bluffton, Indiana, on account of alleged negligence of appellant. The complaint was in three paragraphs and issues were formed on each paragraph by general denial. Trial by jury and verdict for appellee in the sum of $2,500. Appellant filed a motion for new .trial, and the court, after requiring appellee to enter a remittitur for $500, overruled such motion.
The only errors assigned by appellant and not waived are: 1. The verdict of the jury is not supported by sufficient…
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