Louisville & Interurban Railroad v. Whitesides

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

Enos Whitesides brought this suit against the Louisville & Interurban Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries. Prom a verdict and judgment in his favor for $2,000.00 the company appeals.

Whitesides, who conducted an electric shoe shop in LaGrange, lived at Buckner, a station on appellant’s line, about four miles west of LaGrange. It was Whitesides’ custom to go to and from LaGrange on one of appellant’s cars. On the evening of March 15, 1923, he was a passenger on a car that reached Buckner about 6:45. According to his testimony, the…