Legal Opinion

Bowler v. Lane

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 5, 1860PublishedCited by 8 opinions

CASE 28 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. cited Rev. Stat., Stanton's ed., vol. 2, page 510, secs. 1 and 3. cited Stanton’s Rev. Stat., page 510 ; Civil Code, note (a) to section 671. cited act of MarcliJ.0, 1854, sec. 1, Rev. Stof.,510; 13 B. Mon., 219.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE PETERS

delivered the opinion op the court:

This action was brought by appellee against appellant, as the proprietor and owner of the Covington and Lexington railroad, for the carelessness, negligence, and unfitness of his employees and agents in running his engine against and over Maurice Lane, in the track of said railroad, on Washington street, in the city of Covington.

Appellant complains that the original petition was not brought by the personal representative of the deceased, but was brought by his wife, who had no authority to bring the action, and that the amended petition cannot be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Major v. PulliamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1835
  2. Owings v. UloryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1821

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hardy v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  2. Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington R. R. v. Case's administratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873
  3. Stoffel v. SchroederSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  4. Holdsworth v. ShannonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Chrystal v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873

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