Tillery v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

NOLAN CARTER, Special Commissioner.

On May 22, 1965, the date of the accident out of which this law suit arises, appellant, Jefferson D. Tillery, was employed by Dealers Transport Company as a truck driver. This company, among other activities, delivered Ford automobiles assembled at the Ford Motor Company plant in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to a gathering point owned, operated and maintained by appellee, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, in Louisville, Kentucky, for shipment to dealers in various parts of the country. The cars were transported from the Ford plant to the L & N yard…