Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Stagner

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

The appeal is from a judgment for $1,600 for personal injuries and the practical destruction of a truck of the appellee, B. J. Stagner, resulting from a railroad crossing collision. The accident occurred in McKenzie, Tenn., but the trial was had under Kentucky common law in Calloway County, the home of the plaintiff.

Main and Walnut Streets intersect so as to form roughly the letter “X.” Appellant’s railroad runs east and west and bisects the streets at the intersection. Thus South. Main Street is the right leg of the “X” and crosses the…