Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 93 —INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM TAYJJOR CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is admitted that the appellant furnished the separate coaches with equal accommodations and conveniences, as required by the statute; and that being true, if the conductor or manager of the train failed to assign persons to their proper cars, as is required of them by the statute, they and not the company have been, guilty of an offense. 1. The train was being operated by appellant’s employes, although it was a…
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Case 93 —INDICTMENT APPEAL PROM TAYJJOR CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is admitted that the appellant furnished the separate coaches with equal accommodations and conveniences, as required by the statute; and that being true, if the conductor or manager of the train failed to assign persons to their proper cars, as is required of them by the statute, they and not the company have been, guilty of an offense. 1. The train was being operated by appellant’s employes, although it was a special train; and the mere fact that it was chartered as a special train does not relieve appellant from -complying with,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PAYNTER
delivered the opinion ojt the court.
Ry section 795, Kentucky Statutes, any company, person or corporation ojierating railroad cars or coaches by steam or otherwise on any railroad line or track within the State are required to furnish separate coaches or cars for the travel or transportation of the white and colored passengers on their respective lines of railroad. Each compartment of a coach divided by a good and substantial wooden partition, ■with a door therein, is deemed a separate coach within the meaning of the statute, but each separate coach or compartment must bear in…
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