Legal Opinion

Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Pennington's Adm'r

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided May 16, 1939PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammacr

Reversing-

Appellant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, is appealing from a judgment on a verdict of a jury awarding T. M. Pennington, administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Sol Pennington, $3000 damages for his death. Pennington’s body was run over by one of appellant’s freight trains in Perry county, Kentucky, on May 5, 1936. He was 36 years of age. In urging reversal appellant insists that the court erred in not instructing the jury peremptorily to return a verdict in its favor, that erroneous instructions were given to the jury, and that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HortonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  2. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Conley's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  3. Johnson v. Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  4. Goodman's Adm'x v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Justice's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Williams' Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
  2. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. King's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  3. Henry's Adm'x v. Illinois Cent. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  4. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Howard's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957

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