Legal Opinion
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. Blevins
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 18, 1956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The judgment is for $5,000 damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellee, Mrs. Opal Burton Blevins, when her automobile was struck by a locomotive of the L. & N. Railroad Company. The appellant’s argument that the court erred in not •directing a verdict in its favor rests upon the grounds (1) that the plaintiff was a trespasser or a bare licensee, and (2) that she was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Other grounds appear in the course of the opinion.
The accident happened in the City of Harlan where the railroad runs approximately east and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Porter v. CornettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Southern Railway Co. v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Romans v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Bays' Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Poole v. Lutz & Schmidt, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
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- James Martin Case v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983