Rich v. Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Sullivan Circuit Court; O. B. Harris, Judge. Action by Q-eoi’ge A. Rich, administrator of the estate of Joseph H. Rich, deceased, against the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company. Erom a judgment for defendant on demurrer to complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, J.
Action by appellant to recover damages for the killing of decedent Joseph H. Rich at a public highway crossing May 3, 1901. At the point in question *11the highway crossed the railroad track at right angles, about two miles north of the station at Sullivan.
The complaint charges: That on the east side of appellee’s railroad track, 560 feet from said highway, there was a switch, the north end of which was 130 feet south of the crossing; that on the day of the accident two passenger trains were scheduled to arrive and depart from said station — one, north-bound train Mo. 2, at 3:17 p. m., and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Malott v. HawkinsIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Oleson v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. ConoyerIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
- Southern Indiana Railway Co. v. PeytonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. WilliamsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
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- Waking v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. StevensIndiana Court of Appeals · 1911
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