Legal Opinion

Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Spoonamore's Adm'r

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided May 23, 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

The administrator of the estate of Ray Spoonamore, deceased, recovered a judgment against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for the sum of $4,000, and the railroad company has appealed. A number of grounds were relied upon in its motion for a new trial, but all of them have been waived on this appeal except one; alleged error of the court in overruling appellant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor at the conclusion of all the evidence. This necessitates a review of the evidence.

Ray Spoonamore, a boy 17 years of age, was run over…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Warnock's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  2. Willis' Administratrix v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Vaughan's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
  4. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Jones' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  5. Cornett's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Laesch v. L&H INDUSTRIES, LTD.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
  2. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. PittmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Louisville N. R. Co. v. Adams' Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
  4. Kirschner v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Kirschner v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1988

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