Legal Opinion
Big Sandy Cumberland Railroad v. Measell's Administrator
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 20, 1931PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Logan
Affirming.
Webster G-. Measell was a young man twenty-five years of age, a resident of Norfolk, Va., and employed by the Big Sandy & Cumberland Railroad Company as a transitman in tbe construction of a tunnel in Pike county, Ky., during the latter part of 1928 and up to February 5, 1929, on which latter date he was killed by the falling of a large stone in the heading of the tunnel. The railroad was a narrow gauge, and located on Knox creek in Pike county and connected with the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company at Devon across Tug river in West…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. ProffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Ashland Coal & Iron Railway Co. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- West Kentucky Coal Co. v. Shoulders' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Williams Coal Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. DeAtleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Patrick's Adm'x v. Louisville N. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
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