Trent v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Boyd Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Clarke
Reversing.
Appellant, McKinley Trent, by Ms next friend, sued appellee, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, in the Boyd circuit court to recover damages for the loss of Ms legs in an accident occurring in Mingo county, West Virginia. At the conclusion of the testimony, the court below gave to the jury a peremptory instruction to find for appellee railway company, from which judgment said Trent is appealing.
The facts are these: On the 6th day of September, 1902, McKinley Trent, then eight years of age, resided with his mother and father on Steep Grut Branch, a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ill. Cent. R. R. v. DupreeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- State v. Dry Fork RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Swartwood's Gdn. v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Ball v. CoxWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Dempsey v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Baldwin v. HosleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. SteeleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Tupman's Administrator v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Dodwell Ex Rel. Williams v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Corlew's Administrator v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
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