Wabash Railroad v. Keister
Indiana Supreme Court
From Yfarren Circuit Court ; Joseph M. Rabb, Judge. Action by George Keister, administrator of tbe estate of Charles R. Keister, deceased, against the Wabash Railroad Company for damages for the death of said intestate. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff for $3,000, the defendant appeals. Transferred from the Appellate Court under § 1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, C. J.
This was an action brought by the appellee, as the administrator of the' estate of Charles R. Keister, deceased, to recover damages for the death of his decedent, resulting from the alleged negligence of the ap*611pellant in running one of it's passenger-trains against the deceased at a highway crossing. The appellant’s demurrer for want of facts was sustained to the first paragraph of the complaint, hut overruled as to the second and third paragraphs thereof. The appellant answered in general de=nial of the complaint. The cause was tried hy a jury, and a general verdict returned in favor of the…
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