Commonwealth v. Louisville & Interurban Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

The Louisville and Interurban Railway Company was indicted under section 772, Kentucky Statutes, for the offense of failing to maintain at its station in LaGrange a suitable and convenient water closet.

A trial before a jury resulted in the imposition of a fine.of $100.00. On appeal the court held that the water closet was suitable and convenient and that the evidence as to when the closet was locked and of the inaccessibility to the patrons of the keys thereto was insufficient to take the case to the jury, and reversed the…