Louisville & Portland Canal Co. v. Murphy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 55 — PETITION, ORDINARY APPEAL PROM JEEEERSON COURT OE COMMON PLEAS. CITED Shearman & Bedfield on Negligence, sec. 345, note 5; secs. 472, 10, 384, 392, 11, 48. Act incorporating appellant, Sess. Acts, 1825, p. 167. Bevised Statutes, 2 Stanton, 510. 2 Met. 146, Chiles v. Drake. 3 Sel. 498, City of Buffalo v. Holloway. 8 Bush, 220, Commonweath v. Cook. 2 Duvall, 576, Board Int.
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Case 55 — PETITION, ORDINARY APPEAL PROM JEEEERSON COURT OE COMMON PLEAS. CITED Shearman & Bedfield on Negligence, sec. 345, note 5; secs. 472, 10, 384, 392, 11, 48. Act incorporating appellant, Sess. Acts, 1825, p. 167. Bevised Statutes, 2 Stanton, 510. 2 Met. 146, Chiles v. Drake. 3 Sel. 498, City of Buffalo v. Holloway. 8 Bush, 220, Commonweath v. Cook. 2 Duvall, 576, Board Int. Imp. of Shelby County v. Scearce. 8 Bush, 397, Boots v. Merriwether. 16 Barb. 94, Van Schaik v. Winne. 16 B. Mon. 577, Kountz v. Brown. 14 B. Mon. 83, Hill v. Wintersmith. 25 Barb. 600, Brooks v. Buffalo. 57 Penn.…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion oe the court.
Lucretia Murphy, a little girl about five years of age, Avhose parents resided near the Louisville & Portland Canal, while crossing a bridge belonging to the Louisville & Portland Canal Company fell from the bridge into the water below and was drowned. The child at the time of the unfortunate accident was attempting to follow her sister, only two years older than herself, who had been sent on an errand by the mother to a grocery-store on the opposite side of the canal from Avhere they lived. This bridge was constructed by the company many years…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hartfield v. RoperNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Chiles v. DrakeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859
- Clark v. FootNew York Supreme Court · 1811
- Ingalsbee v. WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Calkins v. BargerNew York Supreme Court · 1865
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