Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Johnson
Indiana Supreme Court
From Laporte Superior Court; Harry L. Crumpacker, Judge. Action, by Clyde F. Johnson against the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEwbank, C. J.
The appellee recovered a judgment against the appellant for personal injuries sustained *481when'a train on appellant’s railroad and an automobile in which appellee was riding collided at a highway-crossing just outside the city of Laporte. The first paragraph of the complaint was drawn on the theory that the collision occurred inside the city limits, but the parties agreed in open court that it occurred outside the city, and the verdict and judgment are based upon the second paragraph of the complaint, which alleged that fact.
The only error assigned is overruling the motion for a new trial. The…
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- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
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