Cox v. Louisville, New Albany, & Chicago Railroad

Decided November 15, 1874. John Pettit wrote the opinion for the court.

48 Ind. 178 · Cited 75 times

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• Haynes v. Thomas · 7 Ind. 38
• Common Council v. Croas · 7 Ind. 9
• New Albany & Salem Railroad v. O'Daily · 13 Ind. 353
• Conner v. President of New Albany · 1 Blackf. 43
• Williams v. . the New-York Central Railroad Company · 16 N.Y. 97
• Protzman v. Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad · 9 Ind. 467
• City of Delphi v. Evans · 36 Ind. 90
• Lafayette Plankroad Co. v. New Albany & Salem Railroad · 13 Ind. 90
• Tate v. Ohio & Mississippi Railroad · 7 Ind. 479
• City of Logansport v. Dunn · 8 Ind. 378
• Graham v. Connersville & New Castle Junction Railroad · 36 Ind. 463
• West v. Blake · 4 Blackf. 234
• McGoldrick v. Slevin · 43 Ind. 522
• Indianapolis Rolling Mill Co. v. City of Indianapolis · 29 Ind. 245
• Vaughn v. Stuzaker · 16 Ind. 338
• Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad v. Brower · 12 Ind. 374
• Marion & Mississinewa Valley Railroad v. Ward · 9 Ind. 123
• Williams v. Wiley · 16 Ind. 362

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• Sherlock v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. · 115 Ind. 22
• Erwin v. Central Union Telephone Co. · 148 Ind. 365
• Ross v. Thompson · 78 Ind. 90
• City of Logansport v. Uhl · 99 Ind. 531
• Wischmeyer v. Finch · 107 N.E.2d 661
• Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Co. v. Swinney · 97 Ind. 586
• Chicago & Calumet Terminal Railway Co. v. Whiting, Hammond & East Chicago Street Railway Co. · 139 Ind. 297
• ROSS v. Faust · 54 Ind. 471
• White v. Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh Railroad · 122 Ind. 317
• Mordhurst v. Ft. Wayne & Southwestern Traction Co. · 163 Ind. 268
• Nelson v. Fleming · 56 Ind. 310
• The Anderson v. Kernodle · 54 Ind. 314
• Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad v. Rodel · 89 Ind. 128
• Midland Railway Co. v. Smith · 113 Ind. 233
• Decker v. Evansville, Suburban & Newburgh Railway Co. · 133 Ind. 493
• Shaw v. Johnston · 17 Idaho 676
• City of Indianapolis v. Higgins · 141 Ind. 1
• Langston City v. Gustin · 127 P.2d 197
• Cromie v. Board of Trustees of the Wabash & Erie Canal · 71 Ind. 208
• Town of New Castle v. Lake Erie & Western Railroad · 155 Ind. 18
• Sharpe v. St. Louis & South-Eastern R. W. Co. · 49 Ind. 296
• McClarren v. Jefferson School Township · 169 Ind. 140
• Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. Smith · 52 Ind. 428
• Board of Commissioners v. Indianapolis Natural Gas Co. · 134 Ind. 209
• Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Young · 135 Ind. 426

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