Legal Opinion

May v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 29, 1919PublishedCited by 55 opinions

Appeal from Pike Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming

This action in ejectment was instituted by D. A. May and several other persons, heirs of Ann Eliza May, in the Pike circuit court in August, 1913, to recover of the C. & O. Railway Company, Greenough Coal & Coke Company, Big Sandy Railway Company, Joel Ratliff and Harriett Ratliff, eleven-twelfths of a tract of 50 acres of land, lying on Marrowbone creek, in Pike county. The C. & O. Railway Company built its track across the land for a distance of one-half mile or more, and the Greenough Coal & Coke Company had constructed its mining camp,…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Maxwell v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
  2. Russell's heirs v. Marks' heirsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1860
  3. Allen v. LigonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  4. Loeb v. ConleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  5. Taliaferro v. ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Johns v. ScobieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Superior Oil Corporation v. AlcornCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  3. Wilcox v. SamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  4. City of Hazard v. EversoleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Belcher v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926

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