Louisville N. R. Co. v. Little

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

—Reversing.

In .a suit charging that he was wrongfully shot and wounded .by John Maxwell, a detective agent of the appellant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, the appellee, Ora Little, recovered a judgment for $5,500 against the company. Maxwell died before the trial. The company appeals.

Among several defenses it was plead that the cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations. The record disclosed these facts: The plaintiff was shot February 3, 1933. His petition against the railroad company and its employee for damages on that…