Legal Opinion
Citizens State Bank v. Seaboard System Railroad
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 1, 1991No. Nos. 87-CA-2157-MR, 87-CA-2158-MR and 87-CA-2233-MRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMBERTON, Judge:
Patricia Anderson was a passenger in an automobile driven by her husband, Robert Anderson, Jr., when it collided with a train causing her death. The couple’s daughter, Amber, also a passenger, survived the collision. The Citizens State Bank, Administrator of Patricia’s estate, brought suit against Robert Anderson, Jr., against the train’s engineer, James F. Higgs, and against Higgs’ employer, the owner of the train, Seaboard System Railroad, Inc.1
A jury awarded $500,000 plus funeral expenses in the sum of $3,668 for the wrongful death of Patricia, apportioning the liability…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hilen v. HaysKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Cox v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Cox's Administrator v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Cochran v. DowningCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Piersall's Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
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