Legal Opinion
Layman v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 19, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Judge.
In this tort action plaintiff, as administratrix, sought to recover damages in the sum of $30,000 for the alleged wrongful *112death of Mary Katherine C. Carr, as the result of a collision between an automobile driven by deceased and a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company train, under the operation of engineer E. C. Huddleston and fireman O. E. Adams. From a verdict in favor of the railroad and its employees, this appeal is taken. We shall herein refer to the parties as “plaintiff” and “defendants,” and to the railroad as “the C. & O.”
There is but little conflict in the essential…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. StagnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Hurst's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Hunt's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Holder v. Illinois Central RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Stewart v. NortonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
3Cited by4 opinions
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Harrison Baird v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. TrimbleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad v. ZederCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1959