Patterson's Admr. v. L. & N. R. R.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 83. — ACTION BY CHARLES PATTERSON’S ADMINISTRATOR AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. Appeal from Bell Circuit Court. W. T. Davis, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hobson
Affirming.
On April 21, 1908, a special train was run from Middlesboro to Pineville to take persons to a political convention held at Pineville on that day. No fares were collected on the train, and, as everybody went free, there was a considerable crowd. The train consisted of three or four passenger cars, four or *649five cabooses, and four or five freight cars; there being in all fourteen cars in the train. The cars were full, and a number of persons were riding on the top of the train when it pulled out from Middlesboro. Pineville is 12 miles from…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
3Cited by1 opinion
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Walker's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914