Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Whitaker
Indiana Supreme Court
From Morgan Circuit Court; M. II. Parks, Judge. Action by Katie Whitaker against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
This action was brought by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the negligent act of appellant in starting its car while appellee, a passenger, was in the act of alighting therefrom. The case went to the jury on the general denial. *126Verdict and judgment for appellee for $860. ' The error relied upon for a reversal is the overruling of appellant’s motion for a new trial.
1. At the proper time appellant tendered and requested thq court to give to the jury twenty-four instructions. The court refused to give the fourth, seventh, eighth, eleventh,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaelin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Senn v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Wilkins v. FerrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Kirkpatrick v. BriggsNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by11 opinions
- Spears v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Spears v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. TaylorIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Comstock's Admr. v. JacobsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
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