Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Kinkead

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Affirming.

Mrs. Blanche Kinkead owned a house and lot in Bagdad, Ky. The house was south of the railroad track, .and 75 feet from it. On December 22, 1924, the house burned. The railroad is owned by the Louisville & Nashvillee Railroad Company, but the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company also operates trains on the line. _ She brought this suit against both companies for the loss of her house and its contents, charging that the fire was the result of their negligence. On motion of the -defendants she elected to prosecute the suit against the Chesapeake &…