Lexington & Eastern Railway Co. v. Lyons
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 3 — ACTION FOR EJECTION FROM TRAIN APPEAL PROM LEE CIRCUIT COURT. Upon all of the issues in this case, the evidence being conflicting, the finding of the jury is conclusive.
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Case 3 — ACTION FOR EJECTION FROM TRAIN APPEAL PROM LEE CIRCUIT COURT. Upon all of the issues in this case, the evidence being conflicting, the finding of the jury is conclusive. This court having held that damages were recoverable for the mortification and humiliation of plaintiff in being ejected from the train, the jury were the sole judges of the amount of damages plaintiff was entitled to recover, and their verdict ought not to be disturbed, unless it was the outgrowth of passion or ¿prejudice.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lewis
Appellee, a boy about 14 years of age, suing by his next friend, brought this action to recover damages for being by the conductor put off a passenger train belonging to appellant, under the following alleged circumstances: On December 25, 1894, he purchased of appellant’s ticket agent, at Beattyville Junction, a round-trip ticket from that station on appellant’s road to Lexington and back; the return ticket being printed, and as follows: “Issued by the *25Lexington & Eastern Eailway. Excursion Lexington Exposition, Lexington, Ky., to Beattyville Junction. Not good after two days from sale and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hufford v. Grand Rapids & Indiana RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
3Cited by29 opinions
- Moody v. PeiranoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906
- Bullock v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Johnson v. SamuelsIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
- Guy v. Interstate Transit, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Southern Ry. v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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