Legal Opinion
Knight v. Pennsylvania R. R.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 24, 1939PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner
Commissioner— Reversing.
The question is one of jurisdiction. The trial court, deciding the case upon the pleadings, held that the Jefferson circuit court was without jurisdiction. "We summarize the pleadings so as to disclose the only features necessary to be considered in solving the problem posed by the appeal of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff sued to recover loss and damage to livestock shipped from points in Virginia to a point in Pennsylvania, the defendant Pennsylvania Railroad Company being only the terminal carrier. He stated that both he and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. of Texas v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Michigan Central Railroad v. MixSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. TerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Beaven v. McAnultyKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Harrison v. Herzig Building & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Williams v. Indiana Refrigerator Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1981
- Westerby v. Johns-Manville Corp., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1982
- Beaven v. McAnultyKentucky Supreme Court · 1998