Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Crank
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 33. — ACTION BY JERRY CRANK AGAINST THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. S. G-. Kinner, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for peremptory instruction. (L. & N. R. Co. v. Logan, 88 Ky., 239, 10 S. W., 655; Smith v. L. & N. R. Co., 95 Ky, 11, 23 S. W., 652; C. & O. Ry.
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CASE 33. — ACTION BY JERRY CRANK AGAINST THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. S. G-. Kinner, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for peremptory instruction. (L. & N. R. Co. v. Logan, 88 Ky., 239, 10 S. W., 655; Smith v. L. & N. R. Co., 95 Ky, 11, 23 S. W., 652; C. & O. Ry. Co. v. Saulsberry, 112 Ky. 915, 66 S. W., 1051; Section 806, Kentucky" Statutes; Tuttle v. C. N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co., 80 S. W., 802; Brown’s Admr.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Carroll
Reversing-
The appellee, Crank, who was a passenger on one of the appellant’s trains, brought this action against the company to recover damages for the wrongful acts of its conductor in forcing him from his seat in the car that he was occupying, and forcibly putting him out -on the platform, where he lost his balance and *332fell violently to the ground while the train was moving at a rapid rate of speed, injuring him quite severely. Upon a trial before a jury he recovered a judgment, which we are asked to reverse chiefly because of error in the instructions…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lou. & Nash. R. R. v. LoganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
- Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. SaulsberryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
3Cited by13 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Prichard v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Commonwealth v. MarcumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Iseman v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Bullitt v. Delaware Bus Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1935
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