Hughes v. General Electric Light & Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 76 — DAMAGES TO REAL ESTATE APPEAf. PROM MlCRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT. 1. On nuisance: 16 Am. & Eng. Ency. o:f Law, 944-54; Sutherland on Damages, 3 vol., p. 2288, sec. 1045 (2d ed.); Kemper v. Louisville, 14 Bush, 87. 2. On continuing damages: Sutherland on Damages, 3 vol., secs. 1050, 1051, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046. 3. On examination of premises by jury: 27 Iowa, 503; People v. ..Gallo, 149 N. Y., 106; 45 Cent.
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Case 76 — DAMAGES TO REAL ESTATE APPEAf. PROM MlCRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT. 1. On nuisance: 16 Am. & Eng. Ency. o:f Law, 944-54; Sutherland on Damages, 3 vol., p. 2288, sec. 1045 (2d ed.); Kemper v. Louisville, 14 Bush, 87. 2. On continuing damages: Sutherland on Damages, 3 vol., secs. 1050, 1051, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046. 3. On examination of premises by jury: 27 Iowa, 503; People v. ..Gallo, 149 N. Y., 106; 45 Cent. Law Journal,. 196; People v. ' Queen, 53 Cal., 60; State v. Lopey, 15 Nev., 407; Maynard v. Knapp, 22 Minn., 5. 4. As to statement by counsel for defense. Crim. Code, sec. 517;…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE BURNAM
deiiv^eed the opinion op the court.
The appellant Kate E. Hughes became the owner,' on the. 11th day of June, 1895, of a dwelling house, and the lot of ground on which it was situated, in Paducah, Kentucky. The adjacent lot was occupied by the power house of appellee, who manufactured the electricity used in the operation of the Paducah Street Railway, and by the electric light company of that city.
On the 24th day of February, 1897, she instituted this suit against the appellee to recover a judgment for $2,000, for damages alleged to have been done to her property by the negligent…
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