Voorheis' Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

At about 11:30 A. M. on May 19,1924, J. J. Voorheis, who was about 73 years of age, was struck and killed on a crossing in Vanceburg by an east-bound passenger train (No. 6) operated by and on the track of appellee •and defendant below, Chesapeake & Ohio Eailway Company. Appellant and plaintiff below, Equitable Trust Company, qualified as personal representative of dece•dent and filed this action in the Lewis circuit court against defendant railroad company and the engineer of the colliding train to recover damages for the destruction of decedent’s…