Legal Opinion
Hargadon v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 13, 1964PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
Arthur Durward Frost was killed when a truck he was driving was hit by a southbound railroad train at the intersection of South Park Road (Kentucky Highway 1020) and the L. & N. tracks about a half mile south of the Bullitt-Jefferson County line. This action by the administrator of his estate against the railroad company for wrongful death resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence.
The principal question is whether Frost was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.
The crossing where the accident occurred is in a rural, sparsely…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cox's Administrator v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. StagnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- McCarter v. Louisville & Nashville R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
- Piersall's Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- McCarter v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Koester v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- O'Connor & Raque Company v. BillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Tri-City Van & Storage, Inc. v. SloneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
- Walter C. Thompson, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Janie Underdown Thompson, Deceased v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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