Legal Opinion
City of Harrodsburg v. Southern Ry. Co. in Ky.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided April 25, 1939PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Rees
Affirming.
In 1901 the Board of Council of the city of Harrods-burg enacted an ordinance requiring railroads operating upon the streets of the city to erect and maintain at all street crossings electric gongs and signals similar to those then in use on the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Bailroad in Mercer County. The ordinance provided a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each day any railroad failed to comply with its provisions.
The Southern Bailway in Kentucky operates a railroad through the city of Harrodsburg, and its tracks cross seven…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Boyd v. Board of CouncilCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Lawton v. Stewart Dry Goods Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- City of Danville v. Quaker Maid, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- City of Mayfield v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Karnes v. City of BentonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Herald Publishing Co. v. BillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- City of Ashland v. Heck's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- City of Russell v. FanninCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Baker v. BindnerDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1967
- Baker v. BindnerDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1967
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