Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad v. Spilker

Decided February 2, 1893. Timothy Howard wrote the opinion for the court.

134 Ind. 380 · Cited 57 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Continental Improvement Co. v. Stead · 95 U.S. 161
• Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad v. Newell · 104 Ind. 264
• Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Selby · 47 Ind. 471
• Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Jones · 108 Ind. 551
• Carthage Turnpike Co. v. Andrews · 102 Ind. 138
• Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Creek · 130 Ind. 139
• Shoner v. Pennsylvania Co. · 130 Ind. 170
• Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Hill · 117 Ind. 56
• Field v. New York Central Railroad · 32 N.Y. 339
• Town of Knightstown v. Musgrove · 116 Ind. 121
• Gebhart v. Burkett · 57 Ind. 378
• Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. Hammock · 113 Ind. 1
• Brannen v. Kokomo, Greentown & Jerome Gravel Road Co. · 115 Ind. 115
• St. Louis & South-Eastern Railway Co. v. Mathias · 50 Ind. 65
• Parsons v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad · 113 N.Y. 355
• Cones v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Co. · 114 Ind. 328
• Werely v. . Persons · 28 N.Y. 344
• Stockton v. Stockton · 73 Ind. 510
• Pennsylvania Co. v. Krick · 47 Ind. 368
• Naugle v. State ex rel. Burton · 101 Ind. 284
• Brassell v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad · 84 N.Y. 241
• Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Levi · 47 Ind. 552
• Beard v. Sloan · 38 Ind. 128

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• Bricker v. Green · 21 N.W.2d 105
• Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Otis · 250 N.E.2d 378
• Platter v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad · 162 Iowa 142
• O'Quinn v. Alston · 104 So. 653
• Frederickson v. Iowa Central Railway Co. · 156 Iowa 26
• Goldman v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. · 283 N.W. 583
• Phillips v. Denver City Tramway Co. · 53 Colo. 458
• Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. McIntosh · 140 Ind. 261
• Board of Commissioners v. Mutchler · 137 Ind. 140
• Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Lynn · 171 Ind. 589
• Abbitt v. Lake Erie & Western Railway Co. · 150 Ind. 498
• Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Prewitt · 134 Ind. 557
• Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Heaton · 137 Ind. 1
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mothershed · 121 Ala. 650

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