Legal Opinion
Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad v. Benedict's Administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 17, 1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Hickman Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
William; Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Affirming.
John Benedict, while riding in tbe caboose of a local freight train owned and operated by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, lessee of the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad Company, was killed by a collision *676between that train and a train approaching from the rear. His administrator brought this action against the two companies to recover damages for his death. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in his favor for $12,500. The railro'ad companies appeal.
The accident occurred on March 14, 1912, a few miles…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Locker's AdministratorsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Woltering v. Weber's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932