Louisville Ry. Co. v. McCarthy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 96. — PERSONAL INJURY ACTION BY BRIDGET MCCARTHY AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE RAILWAY . COMPANY. — October 16. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff.
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CASE 96. — PERSONAL INJURY ACTION BY BRIDGET MCCARTHY AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE RAILWAY . COMPANY. — October 16. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. — 1. Appellant will urge but one ground upon which a reversal is asked, and that is, that the court erred in refusing to give instruction A, offered by the defendant, which is as follows: “The court instructs the jury that although they may believe from the evidence that the motorman in charge of the car which collided with the surrey in which…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Lassing —
Affirming.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson circuit court, wherein appellee recovered $1,500 damages for personal injuries which, she received in a collision with one of appellant’s cars while she was being driven west on Frankfort avenue in a carriage. She charged that the collision- and consequent injury to her was due to the gross negligence of the agents and servants of appellant in charge of the ear. The answer, in addition to traversing the allegations of the petition, pleaded contributory negligence. A reply traversed the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. CreekIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Cahill v. CincinnatiCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Town of Knightstown v. MusgroveIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Honey v. Chicago, B. & Q. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1893
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- Knoxville Ry. & Light Co. v. VangilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Vitale v. Checker Cab Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Beard v. KlusmeierCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Brubaker v. Iowa CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Cox's Administrator v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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