Legal Opinion

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Burk

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 9, 1961No. 30,072PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*685Achor, J.

This case comes to us on petition to transfer from the Appellate Court, under §4-215, Burns’ 1946 Repl. See: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Burk (1960), 165 N. E. 2d 616, for Appellate Court opinion.

This is an action for the alleged wrongful death of a truck driver whose truck collided with appellant’s freight train at a crossing at the town of Kewanna," Indiana. Trial was by jury and a verdict of damages was rendered in favor of the appellee. The Appellate Court affirmed.

One of the specific acts of negligence asserted by appellee in his complaint was the following:

“19. That…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gilmore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1951

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. O'ConnorIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Gates v. RosenogleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. B & O RAILROAD CO. v. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. BurkIndiana Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. BurkIndiana Supreme Court · 1961

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