Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Harbin
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Knox Circuit Court; O. II. Cobb, Judge. Action by Allen Harbin against tbe Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
Suit by appellee to' recover damages for injuries received by the alleged negligent' management of the train upon which he was a passenger. A demurrer to the complaint was overruled. • Answer by general denial. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment for appellee for ‘ $375.
The overruling of the demurrer to the complaint and of appellant’s motion for a new trial are assigned as error.
The complaint is that the train was so negligently managed that, while running at a speed of ten miles an hour, it was brought to a sudden stop, and thereby with great force and violence threw the plaintiff from his…
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