Legal Opinion
Wabash Railroad v. Ray
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1898No. 17,432PublishedCited by 25 opinions
From the Whitley Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
The appellant railroad company owned and operated as one of its branches a railroad extending from the city of Detroit, Michigan, through Columbia City, Indiana, to the city of Peru, in the latter State. Appellee is the administratrix of William O. Ray, deceased, who was at and prior to his death in the employ of appellant as a brakeman on one of its local freight trains. He was accidentally killed while coupling cars at Columbia City, by catching his foot in an unblocked guard-rail, and while in such condition was run over by the car which he was attempting to couple.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jenney Electric Light & Power Co. v. MurphyIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R. W. Co. v. McCormickIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Griffin v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Ames v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Narramore v. Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
- Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Co. v. ForemanIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- New Castle Bridge Co. v. DotyIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Robertson v. FordIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co. v. MathewsIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
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