Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Claree —

Affirming.

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company was indicted under section 772, Kentucky Statutes, for failing to provide a convenient and suitable water closet or privy, at its station in Taylorsville. It was tried, found guilt, and its punishment fixed at a fine of $100.00; and from the judgment, entered upon the verdict, the company appeals, insisting that its motion for a peremptory should have been sustained, first, because the closet for women maintained in its depot satisfies the requirements of the statute, and, second, because all of the…