Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Cooper

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Hurt

Reversing.

The main street of the town of Corbin is Center Street, which runs from west to east, and is crossed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, which runs north and south. On the night of December 18th, 1912, which was a cold night with snow on the ground, the appellee, Mrs. Isabella D. Cooper, who resided on Poplar street, on the west side of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, went from her home to the postoffice in Corbin, which is on the east side of the railroad, and on Center street. The postoffice is less than a block from the railroad crossing…