Legal Opinion
Poe v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 11, 1946No. 84PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWINFORD, District Judge.
This is an action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the death of his intestate, who was killed by one of the defendant’s engines and train of passenger cars in the city of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, at what is known as the Chaffee Street crossing. The case is submitted to the Court on law and facts.
In order to understand the case a clear picture of the physical surroundings of the scene of the accident is important. The City of Ashland, Kentucky, has a population of approximately 30,000 people. Its easternmost limits abut the westernmost limits of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Illinois Central Ry. Co. v. Murphy's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- New York Cent. & H. R. R. v. MaidmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909
- Cahill v. CincinnatiCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. McNary's AdmrCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HuttonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wilson v. EberleDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1954
- Jenkins v. Wabash Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1959