Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. v. Wolford
Indiana Supreme Court
From Wayne Circuit Court; Daniel W. Comstock, Special Judge. Action by Charles T. Wolford against the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company. -From a judgment for plaintiff the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 590).
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, C. J.
1. This is an appeal from a judgment recovered by appellee on account of personal injuries sustained in a collision between one of appellant’s interurban cars and an automobile in which he was riding. All the questions presented for our determination arise out of the action of the circuit court in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial; and the first contention is that appellant’s requested instruction No. 9 was improperly refused.. This instruction embodies the idea that if the accident and injury complained of were caused by the combined, concurrent negligence of appellant and…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wellington v. ReynoldsIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Louisville & Southern Traction Co. v. MontgomeryIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
- Kingan & Co. v. KingIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- State ex rel. Jones v. WilliamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hancock Truck Lines, Inc. v. ButcherIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
- State ex rel. Jones v. WilliamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
- Sanders-Egbert Co. v. GettsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923