Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Cornett's Administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 27, 1931PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op ti-ie Court by
Judge Willis
Reversing.
Anee Cornett was struck by a passenger train of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and sustained fatal injuries. His administrator instituted an action against the railroad company to recover damages for his death. At the first trial of the action the circuit court directed a verdict for the defendant. The administrator prosecuted an appeal to this court, and the judgment was reversed. Cornett’s Adm’r v. L. & N. R. R. Co., 233 Ky. 797, 26 S. W. (2d) 1031. At the last trial there was a judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000, and the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Illinois Central Ry. Co. v. Murphy's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. McNary's AdmrCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. EllzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Warnock's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. GouldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1931
- Whitney v. PenickCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Kentucky Road Oiling Co. v. SharpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Hopper v. Barren Fork Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Robinson Transfer Company v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
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