Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Higgs
Indiana Supreme Court
From Cass Circuit Court; George* A. Gamble, Special Judge. Action by George W. Higgs against tbe Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $300, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
On July 13, 1903, appellee filed a complaint in the Cass Circuit Court, whereby he alleged that appellant railroad company was, at the time therein mentioned, a corporation owning and operating a railroad known as the “Panhandle,” extending from the city of Chicago, Illinois, through the State of Indiana, to the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and that said railroad company was a common carrier of passengers for hire. The complaint further averred that on April 22, 1903, said defendant railroad company, in consideration of the sum of $10, received the plaintiff, appellee herein, as a passenger over…
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