Melton's Administrator v. Southern Railway Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Affirming.

The appellant, plaintiff below, brought this suit on October 18,1929, against the appellee to recover damages for the death of his decedent caused by his decedent being run over by one of the appellee’s trains. In his petition, the appellant averred that at the time of the death of his decedent, the latter was a resident of Harlan county, Ky., and that thereafter he (the appellant) was duly and regularly appointed administrator of the estate of his decedent by the Harlan county court. He further alleged that the appellee was a Virginia…