Vandalia Railroad v. Yeager
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Superior Court of Marion County (83, 672); Joseph Collier, Judge. Action by Louie Yeager and others against the Vandalia Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
Appellees brought this action to recover damages suffered by reason of appellant having constructed and maintained a sidetrack, the embankment of which obstructed the flow of water from appellees’ farm. A trial resulted in a verdict for $2,000, from which appellees remitted $1,100, and judgment was rendered for the residue. The errors assigned are based on the overruling of the demurrer to the amended complaint, and on overruling the motion for a new trial. The points made under the latter assignment are the insufficiency of the evidence; that the verdict is contrary to law; an excessive…
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