Legal Opinion

Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Young's Adm'x

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 19, 1952PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMS, Justice.

Appellee, Lillie Mae Young, as admin-istratrix of her deceased husband, Alex J. Young, sued the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for $150,OCX) damages for the death of her husband alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant on March 3, 1950. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of her and her four infant children in the sum of $60,000, which the jury allotted to Lillie Mae (widow) $19,500, Pri-cilla $7,500, Alex Jr., $9,000, Audrey $11,-000 and Glen $13,000. To reverse the judgment…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AebySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Wetherbee v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  4. Thompson v. CampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
  5. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Allendorf v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Lee v. StamperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  3. Field Packing Company v. DenhamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
  4. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. BiliterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  5. Allendorf v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1956

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