Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Brewer

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

Reversing.

On May 24, 1908, Mrs. Myrtie Brewer, with five children, the oldest of whom was about ten years old, was a passenger on a train of the Louisville & Nashville Rail*167road Company from Cleaton to Drakesboro. When she got off the train .at Drakesboro she was white, nervous and weak. She went to bed on going home and remained in bed about two weeks. Ninety days afterwards she was confined, and continued to have weak spells after her confinement. She brought this suit against the railroad company for , the injury to her health which she charged…