Louisville Railway Co. v. Park
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Oasé 97 — PETITION* OKDINAKY — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, COMMON PLEAS DIVISION. 1. There being a conflict of testimony, this court will not disturb the finding of the jury, unless there was some material error of law committed by the court. (Crutcher v. Beatty, 15 Ky. Law Rep.; Whilton v. Richmond, <&c., R. Co., 57 Fed.
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Oasé 97 — PETITION* OKDINAKY — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, COMMON PLEAS DIVISION. 1. There being a conflict of testimony, this court will not disturb the finding of the jury, unless there was some material error of law committed by the court. (Crutcher v. Beatty, 15 Ky. Law Rep.; Whilton v. Richmond, <&c., R. Co., 57 Fed. Rep., 554.) 2. For the slightest negligence against which human prudence, diligence and skill can guard, and by which injuries occur to passengers, the carrier will be liable in damages. And while a railroad company is sometimes held bound to use ordinary care only…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE GRACE
delivered the opinion oe the court.
This is an appeal by th"e Louisville Railway Company from a judgment rendered by the Jefferson Cir*582cuit Court (Common Pleas Division) against it in favor of Ruth Park, for the sum of three thousand dollars in damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee while a passenger on the cars of that company and in alighting therefrom.
Appellee states in her petition that appellant was a common carrier of passengers to and from certain points specified along its line of railway, in the city of Louisville, and appellee being a passenger on the cars of…
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