Creager's Admr. v. Ill. Cent. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 66. — ACTION BY D. B. CREAGER’S ADMINISTRATOR AGAINST THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY AND ANOTHER FOR PERSONAL INJURIES CAUSING THE DEATH OF PLAINTIFF’S INTESTATE. — Appeal from Muhlenberg Circuit Court. Prom a judgment for defendants upon a directed verdict plaintiff appeals. — POINTS CONTENDED FOR. Those operating tbe train could, by the exercise of ordinary care, .have saved decedent after becoming apprised of his peril. AUTHORITIES CITED.
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CASE 66. — ACTION BY D. B. CREAGER’S ADMINISTRATOR AGAINST THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY AND ANOTHER FOR PERSONAL INJURIES CAUSING THE DEATH OF PLAINTIFF’S INTESTATE. — Appeal from Muhlenberg Circuit Court. Prom a judgment for defendants upon a directed verdict plaintiff appeals. — POINTS CONTENDED FOR. Those operating tbe train could, by the exercise of ordinary care, .have saved decedent after becoming apprised of his peril. AUTHORITIES CITED. Becker v. L. & N. R. R. Co., 110 Ky. 477; L. & N. R. R. Co. v. Bell, 108 S. W. 355. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. The appellant’s intestate was a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the covet by
Judge Settle
— Affirming.
One of appellee Illinois Central Railroad Company’s fast passenger trains on March 16, 1907, ran against I). B. Creager in Muhlenberg county one and one-half miles south of Rochport, Ky., and so injured him as to immediately cause his death. The appellant, Charles Creager, as administrator of the decedent’s estate, thereafter brought suit in the court below against the railroad company and Andy Fraley, engineer in charge of the train at the time of the accident, seeking to recover of it and him $15,000 damages for the mental and physical…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Becker v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
- Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Nipp's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Early's Admr. v. Louisville, H. & St. L. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Bean's Exr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
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- Willis' Administratrix v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Kentucky Traction & Terminal Co. v. Roschi's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Jones' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Lapp v. Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Thompson's Administrator v. Illinois Central RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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