Pittsburg, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. Darlington's Admx.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 28. — ACTION BY HUGH DARLINGTON’S ADMINISTRA-TRIX AGAINST THE PITTSBURG. CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CO. FOR CAUSING DEATH OF INTESTATE. — June 17. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff.
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CASE 28. — ACTION BY HUGH DARLINGTON’S ADMINISTRA-TRIX AGAINST THE PITTSBURG. CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CO. FOR CAUSING DEATH OF INTESTATE. — June 17. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, First Division). Emmet Field, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. — On the trial of this case against two defendants the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find a verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of $10,000 and fix the píame on the Pennsylvania R. R. Co.” We submit that on the face of the record, the verdict as returned did not warrant…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice O’Rear—
Affirming.
Hugh. Darlington was killed in a collision between a train operated by appellant and one operated by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, which were using the same track. His administratrix sued both the railroad companies to recover damages for the destruction of his life, charging each with negligence. The result of the trial, which was conducted, so far as the court’s rulings went, in unobjectionable manner, was the following verdict: “We, the jury, find a verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of ten thousand dollars and fix…
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