Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Maysville Gas Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 29, 1900PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Case 32 — Action for Damages for Death oo? Plaintiff’s Intestate— APPEAL FROM MASON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendant Gas Company and Plaintiff Appeals. (No brief in record.)

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

JUDGE PAYNTER

Reversing.

This action was instituted by the appellant against the Maysville Street Railway Company and the appellee, the Maysville Gas Company. The street railway company operated an electric car line in the city of Maysville, and the appellee, the Maysville Gas Company, was engaged in the business which its name suggests; and, in addition *225thereto, it had in its possession and control a dynamo, and thus supplied the street railway company with electricity to operate its car line. The wires of the street railway company were constructed along the streets of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. Louisville Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
  2. Owensboro & Nashville Ry. Co. v. Barclay's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Smith's Administratrix v. Middlesboro Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  2. Lewis' Adm'r v. Bowling Green Gas Light Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
  3. Hoffman v. Leavenworth Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
  4. Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. CatesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Strange's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913

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