Dean v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Sullivan Circuit Court; William H. Bridwell, Judge. Action by Sarah Dean, administratrix of the estate of William H. Dean, deceased, against The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, P. J.
An action to recover for the death of William H. Dean, alleged to have been caused by appellee’s negligence. The complaint proceeds upon the theory that appellee was negligent in operating an engine and cars on a certain sidetrack and switch at the plant of the Vigo Elevator Company near Terre Haute, Indiana, where decedent was working when injured.
At the close of appellant’s evidence appellee moved for a peremptory instruction, which motion was sustained; the jury was directed to return a verdict for appellee, and this was done. Appellant’s motion for a new trial challenging the ruling of…
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