Legal Opinion
McCarty v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 21, 1924PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Clay
Affirming.
Whether in this action, brought under the federal Employers’ Liability Act by C. E. McCarty, administrator of Rufus Yaughn, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of his intestate, the trial court ruled correctly in directing a verdict in favor of the railroad company is the only question presented on this appeal.
The facts are these: The railroad company, an interstate carrier, was engaged in reconstructing a tunnel on its road in Madison county by removing the wooden supports and replacing them with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Ballard & Ballard Co. v. Lee's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Williams Coal Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gerald F. Kendrick, Sr. v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- J. R. Whitlow v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company and Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. GayleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937