Louisville N. R. Co. v. Lefever's Adm'x

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

In Louisville & N. Railroad Company v. Lefevers’ Administratrix, 272 Ky. 152, 113 S. W. (2d) 1136, we reversed a judgment for $5,000 for the death of Pearl Lefevers, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railroad company in striking him at a public crossing in or near Molus, in Harlan County. We were of opinion that the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant because the physical facts, the place where the cinder ballast was first disturbed, blood on the rails and wheels, and the location of the body,…