Legal Opinion

Louisville Railway Co. v. Kennedy

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 5, 1915PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas, Fourth Division).

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

William Bogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

This is a personal injury ease, in which plaintiff, Blanche Kennedy, recovered of the defendant, Louisville Bailway Company, a judgment for $800. The railway company appeals.

Befusal to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant, and error in one of the instructions, are relied on as grounds for a reversal.

The facts are these:

On July 8, 1913, plaintiff was a passenger on a west bound Bardstown Boad car, which was moving on the north side of Jefferson Street along one of two parallel tracks. When the car reached the northeast…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Creamer v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  2. Weber v. Kansas City Cable Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  3. Birmingham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. LandrumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  4. Chicago City Railway Co. v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Smith's Admr. v. C., N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Loggins v. . Utilities Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  2. Twyman v. Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Loggins v. Southern Public Utilities Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  4. Trout's Administrator v. Ohio Valley Electric Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Landis v. Wichita Railroad & LightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922

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