Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Justice's Administrator

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

On the 28th day of May, 1932, about 8:30 p. m.r Josie Justice, a colored’woman, while returning to her home from a shopping trip in Pikeville, was walking in a path beside the appellant company’s track in that city. She had a sack of flour under her left arm and was carrying some groceries. Her niece, Nellie Brice, a girl about 13 years old, was walking in the path about 10 or 12 feet in front of her. As they were thus walking along, an engine of the appellant with tender in front came through the town of Pikeville at about 15 miles an hour on…