Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Hobson's Administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 16, 1932PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Olay
Affirming.
In this action by George Hobson’s administrator against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company and R. D. McDonney, its engineer, to recover damages for his death, the jury returned a verdict in his favor for $5,000, and the defendants appeal.
The facts are these: Allen, an incorporated town of about 350 inhabitants, and a station on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, is located in Pike county, near the mouth of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Big Sandy river. A branch line, known as the Beaver Creek road, joins the main line of the Chesapeake & Ohio…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Warnock's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Winningham's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Trower's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Barrett's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Fentress' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Kentucky Indiana Terminal R. Co. v. CantrellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Hensley v. BradenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Louisville Ry. Co. v. Offutt's Adm'x.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- James Martin Case v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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