Legal Opinion

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Wolf

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 24, 1920No. 23,532PublishedCited by 15 opinions

From Bartholomew Circuit Court; John W. Donaker, Special Judge. Action by Fred Wolf, administrator of the estate of Burney Wolf, deceased, against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 565.)

1Opinion of the CourtWilloughby, J.

This was an action by appellee, as administrator of the estate of Burney Wolf, deceased, to recover damages for the death of his decedent, alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of appellant. The complaint was in four paragraphs, second, third, fourth, and fifth. There was a motion, to make the third paragraph more specific, which was overruled, and a demurrer for want of facts was filed to each paragraph, and each demurrer was overruled. A general denial was filed and the issue tried by a jury that returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000. Appellant made a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LightheiserIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Monteith v. Kokomo Wood Enameling Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1902
  3. William Laurie Co. v. McCulloughIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. VandenbergIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Nall v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Inter State Motor Freight System v. HenryIndiana Court of Appeals · 1942
  2. Taggart v. KeeblerIndiana Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Terre Haute, Etc., Traction Co. v. McDermottIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. Mudd v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  5. General American Tank Car Corp. v. MelvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1925

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