Legal Opinion

Forkner v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided February 17, 1933Published

1Opinion of the Court

■ Opinion of the Couht -by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

Along the south line of the 20-acre 'tract of land owned by plaintiff and appellant, C. T. Forkner, the track of the appellee and defendant below, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, runs east and west. About 200 yards north of it 'the state highway connecting’ the cities of Winchester and Mt. Sterling, Ky., parallels it at that point, and plaintiff’s tract of land occupies the space between the two. There is a ravine running’ north and south at that point, and it heads some distance south of the railway track, the watershed on that side of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wharton v. BarberCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
  3. Somerset W., L. & T. Co. v. HydeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908

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