L. & N. Railroad v. Stidham's Administratrix
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Breathitt Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Clarke
Reversing.
' This is an appeal by the defendant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad' Company, from a judgment for $17,000.00 in favor of the administratrix of Samuel B. Stidham for his death. The refusal of the court to direct a verdict for the defendant is the chief reliance for a reversal.
Counsel for plaintiff admit “that the burden is upon us to show affirmatively (1) that deceased was killed by a train of the railroad company; (2) that he was a licensee upon its track kt the point at the time he lost his life, and (3) that his death resulted from the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sutton's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Stuart's Admr. v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Caldwell's Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Bays' Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- L. & N. R. R. v. DyerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Current v. Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Smellie v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1933
- Gregory's Administratrix v. Director General of RailroadsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Stidham's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Preston's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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