Welch v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

In this action for damages for personal injuries, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

The facts are these:

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad operates a line extending from Pineville up Straight Creek to some coal mines six or eight miles distant. Plaintiff lived on this line about two miles from Pineville. Between four and five o’clock on December 1, 1913, she was going from Pineville to her home. She was traveling along the right of way. The section hands that had charge of…