Louisville & Interurban Railroad v. Kirk

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Hurt

Affirming.

This was an action by tbe administrator of C. R. Kirk, deceased, to recover damages for his death, caused, as it was alleged, by tbe negligence of tbe servants of tbe appellant, in tbe operation of one of its cars. Tbe car ran over the deceased near Bethany church on tbe line of appellant’s road between Louisville and Orell. Tbe cars upon appellant’s road are propelled by electricity, and, *589its contact with the decedent, who was a lad sixteen years of age, resulted in his instant death. At the conclusion of the evidence offered by appellee and at the…