Legal Opinion
Callahan v. New York Central Railroad
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1955No. 18,613PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKendall, J.
This is an action for wrongful death of appellant’s decedent, Harry Patterson, on January 13, 1950, at approximately 11:00 a.m., at Haythorne Street Crossing, east of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Appellant contends that the decedent was riding in a truck operated by Kendall Hooker while appellee contends that there was no evidence whether Mr. Hooker was driving or not. Other occupants of the truck were Mrs. Hooker and their two children. All five occupants were killed.
The truck in which the decedent was an occupant' was proceeding in a westerly direction approaching Haythorne Street Crossing. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hummel v. New York Central RailroadIndiana Court of Appeals · 1946
- Chacker v. MarcusIndiana Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by11 opinions
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