Louisville Ry. Co. v. Gaugh
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Third Division.) Matt O’Doherty, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The verdict is not sustained by sufficient testimony.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Third Division.) Matt O’Doherty, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The verdict is not sustained by sufficient testimony. The testimony is overwhelming and conclusive as to appellee’s contributory negligence. . 2. The court erred in permitting the appellee to testify that her hearing on the left -side had been totally destroyed by the injuries she received in the collision with the cars, and in- permitting proof of such injury to go to- the jury as a basis of assessment of damages. (Louisville…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Carroll
Reversing-
The appellant railway company lias two tracks on Payne street in the city of Louisville, at the point where it intersects with Spring street. At the time *470appelleé was injured, the interurban car that runs from La Grange to Louisville was going west into the city on one of the tracks of the railway company under an. arrangement with that company, and a Crescent Hill car of the railway company was coming east on the other track. The appellee, who was on Spring street at its intersection with Payne street, desiring to take the Crescent Hill car,…
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- Montgomery v. Lansing City Electric Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. WilleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1897
- Louisville Ry. Co. v. ByersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
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