President of the Peru v. Bradshaw

Minerva Bradshaw, who was the wife of George Bradshaw, brought this action against the Peru md Indianapolis Railroad Company, to recover damages for the loss of her husband, who was killed upon the road of said company. She brought the action in her character as widow of said George, under sec. 3, p. 426, of the 1 R. S. 1852.

Defences were put in, issues made and tried, and the plaintiff had judgment for 4,000 dollars.

The company appealed to this Court; and contend that the section of the statute under which the suit was brought has been repealed.

The section reads thus, and was enacted the…