Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

The appellant was indicted at the November term of the Bell Circuit Court, under section 780 of the Kentucky Statutes, for its failure to block a frog of its railroad track at a point on its main track in Middlesboro opposite a building formerly occupied by the Norton Hardware Company, so as to prevent the feet of its employes from being caught in said frog. Upon a trial, the jury imposed a fine of $100; and from the judgment upon that verdict, the defendant appeals.

In its brief, appellant assigns three grounds for a reversal; (1) the trial court…