Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Hockett
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Superior Court of Marion County (5928); J. M. Leathers, Judge. Action by David O. Hockett, by his next friend, against the Indianapolis Street Bailway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed. Transferred from Appellate Court, under clause two of §1337j Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.-
— Action by David O. Hockett, a minor, by his next friend, for damages for a personal injury alleged to have been caused by the wrongful acts and negligence of the appellant the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. Prom a judgment against it, the railway company appealed.
The only error assigned, and not waived by a failure to discuss it, is the refusal of the court to render judgment for the railway company upon the answers of the jury to questions of fact submitted to them, notwithstanding the general verdict.
The material facts set out in the third paragraph of the complaint,…
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