Jones v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Lewis Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*567Opinion op the Court by
Judge Nunn
Reversing.
Appellant instituted this action in the Lewis Circuit Court, claiming damages on account of the gross negligence of appellee’s employees, which resulted in an injury to his thumb, and made it necessary to have it amputated. He made the necessary allegations to recover under the Act of Congress of April 22, 1908, which has reference to the regulation of interstate railroads and their employes, or what is known as “The Employers’ Liability Act.” The petition also contained sufficient allegations to authorize him to recover damages under the common law…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Zikos v. Oregon R. & Navigation Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Washington · 1910
- Central R. of New Jersey v. ColasurdoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1911
- Lamphere v. Oregon R. & Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
- Colasurdo v. Central R. R. of New JerseyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1910
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- Alexander v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1916
- Montgomery v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1913
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