51 Ind. App. 677 | Ind. Ct. App. | 1912
Lead Opinion
— Appellee brought this action against the Marion Light and Heating Company, appellant, the Central Union Telephone Company, and the United Telephone Company, to recover damages on account of the death of his decedent, caused by the alleged negligence of appellant and its codefendants. Issues were formed and submitted to a jury for trial, resulting in a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and against defendant, Marion Light and Heating Company, and in favor of the Central Union Telephone Company and the United Telephone Company. ' The jury with its general verdict returned answers to sixty-seven interrogatories. Defendant Marion Light and Heating Company appealed to this court from the judgment rendered against it, assigning as error the overruling of its motion for judgment in its favor on the answers of the jury to the interrogatories, notwithstanding the general verdict.
The complaint is exceedingly long, and we will attempt to refer only to such facts therein as will tend to indicate the questions for decision. The complaint shows that defendant, Marion Light and Heating Company, at the time
Judgment affirmed.
Rehearing
— On May 10, 1911, an opinion by this court was filed in this ease affirming the judgment of the court below, and judgment was accordingly entered. On July 5, 1911, appellant petitioned the court for a rehearing. On June 29, 1912, the opinion of May 10 was withdrawn, and another opinion substituted, and the petition for a rehearing then overruled. The result reached in the original opinion was adhered to in the opinion substituted, and the same instructions to the lower court were reaffirmed. At the expiration of thirty days after June 29, the clerk of this court certified to the Grant Circuit Court the decision and instructions of this court. On August 23, 1912, appellant filed a second petition for a rehearing addressed to the substituted opinion, and which appellant designates as the opinion of June 29. Appellant also petitions this court for an order directing its clerk to recall said certified copy as being prematurely and erroneously issued, and in violation of law. §§704, 1418 Bums 1908, §662 R. S. 1881, Acts 1891 p. 39, §14.
"When this court, on May 10, gave its opinion and rendered judgment affirming the judgment of the lower court, the case was determined within the meaning of the statute, §704, supra. Appellant, within sixty days thereafter, took advantage of its right so to do, and filed a petition for a rehearing. That petition was overruled.
It is therefore ordered that the petition for a rehearing now pending be stricken from the files, also that the petition for an order directing the clerk to recall the decision
Note. — Reported in 99 N. E. 55, 100 N. E. 100. See, also, under (1, 11) 38 Cye. 1927; (2,5) 38 Cyc. 1930; (3) 38 Cyc. 1869; (4) 38 Cye. 1919; (6) 26 Cyc. 1182; (7) 26 Cyc. 1513; (8) 26 Cyc. 1177; (9) 26 Cye. 1231; (10) 26 Cyc. 1213; (12) 3 Cyc. 218; (13) 3 Cyc. 212, 474; (14) 3 Cyc. 213. As to the doctrine of assumption of risk and contributory negligence in the law of master and servant, see note to Brazil Block Coal Co. v. Gibson (Ind.), 98 Am. St.289; 97 Am. St. 884. As to the duties and liabilities of an electric corporation, see 100 Am. St. 515. As to the applicability of the doctrine of assumption of risk to a lineman, see 15 Ann. Cas. 598; Ann. Cas. 1912 B 467. Liability of electric company to employe injured by electric shock, including question of assumption of risk, see 32 L. R. A. 351. May servant assume risk of dangers created by the master’s negligence, see 4 L. R. A. (N. S.) 848 ; 28 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1215. Servant’s assumption of risk from latent danger or defect, see 17 L. R. A. (N. S.) 76.