Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Harrod's Administrator

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

Reversing.

One of the roadways of Pleasureville runs parallel to the tracks of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and about twenty yards from the tracks, Reuben Harrod was driving westward on tbis roadway when bis team became frightened and ran off, throwing him out and so injuring him that be died. Harrod was driving two horses to a wagon. There was no bed on the Wagon and be was sitting on the coupling. The freight train bad been at • the station for some time switching cars and was up about the depot which is several hundred feet east of…