Gayle's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

In this action by P. M. Gayle, as administrator of James Gayle, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of his decedent, the trial court, at the conclusion of all the evidence, directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Whether or not the peremptory should have gone is the only question we deem it necessary to consider.

The facts are these:

On October 29, 1910, the decedent purchased a ticket from Campbellsburg to Worthville, and took passage on defendant’s train…