Johnson's Administrator v. Louisville & Interurban Railroad

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

In a collision between the automobile in which he was riding and a car of the appellee, Louisville and Interurban Railroad Company, occurring on a public grade crossing at the intersection of the Taylorsville turnpike and the latter’s railroad track near Lennert station, six and a half miles from Louisville, W. H. Johnson, a resident of that city, was so injured that he died two days later. Shortly thereafter the appellant, Gr. W. Johnson, following his appointment and qualification as administrator of the decedent’s estate, brought this action…