Louisville Railway Co. v. Vessels' Administratrix

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

— Reversing.

On January 25, 1913, Charles A. Vessels was struck- and killed by a car owned and operated by the Louis- i ville Railway Company. His administratrix, Susie Vessels, brought this action to recover damages for his, death. From a verdict and judgment in her favor for $2,500 the railway company appeals.

The accident occurred under the following circumstances :

Decedent was a driver of a milk wagon. He had driven his horse and wagon to a point on the west side of Preston Street, just north of its intersection with Brandéis street,…