Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. McCoy's Administratrix
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 8, 1929PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Drury, Commissioner
Affirming.
Jnst before 6 p. m. on Wednesday, November 24, 1926, Frank McCoy, while attempting to drive an automobile over the railway tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, at the Fortieth street crossing near the eastern limits of the city of Ashland, was struck and instantly killed by an east-bound passenger train. This suit was instituted by the administratrix of his estate against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a Virginia corporation, and Jesse Ellis, its fireman, and from a judgment entered upon a verdict for $20,000 returned by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SheegogSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Hay v. May Department Stores Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. RothCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Trivette v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Illinois Central Ry. Co. v. Sheegog's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Crockett's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Adkins v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RRAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Illinois Central Railroad v. McGuire's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Collins' Adm'r v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939