Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Hutton

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Between its side track and a street in the city of Covington, appellant and defendant below, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, owns a lot upon which at the time of the injuries herein complained of it maintained a crane constructed on a platform which it and its patrons used for the purpose of loading and unloading upon or from its cars heavy articles of freight. The crane was principally constructed for and used by a nearby manufacturer and repairer of boilers and heavy machinery, much of which would be shipped to its local plant from…