Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Vaughan's Administratrix
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Boyd Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Affirming.
Charles Vaughan, a brakeman in the employ of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company of Virginia, was knocked from a passing car by the railroad depot shed at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and killed. His administratrix brought this action against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company of Kentucky to recover damages for his death. The action was predicated on the latter’s ownership of the depot grounds and the shed in question, and the negligent maintenance of the shed. Prom a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $10,GOO, the…
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