Paducah Traction Co. v. Baker
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 48. — PERSONAL INJURY ACTION BY ROSA A. BAKER AGAINST THE PADUCAH TRACTION COMPANY.— Appeal from. McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. — POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. Error on the part of the trial court in submitting to the jury a phase of the case involving the negligence of the appellant upon which phase of the case there was not a scintilla of evidence. (Ky. Central Railroad Co. v. Riddle, 17. Ky.
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CASE 48. — PERSONAL INJURY ACTION BY ROSA A. BAKER AGAINST THE PADUCAH TRACTION COMPANY.— Appeal from. McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. — POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. Error on the part of the trial court in submitting to the jury a phase of the case involving the negligence of the appellant upon which phase of the case there was not a scintilla of evidence. (Ky. Central Railroad Co. v. Riddle, 17. Ky. Law Rep., 1363; Mayer v. Parrish, 11 B. Mon., 38; Adams et al. v. Tierman et al., 5 Dana, 394; Mill Creek Distilling Co. v. Pleasure…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Carroll —
Affirming.
Fo-r personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the negligence of the defendant company and its agents, by reason of which she was violently thrown or fell from a street car upon which she was a passensenger, appellee brought this action. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict in her favor, and the judgment on this verdict we are asked to reverse.
The petition stated appellee’s cause of action as follows : “She states that, when the car on which she was a passenger arrived within about one-half a block of her destination, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Howser v. Cumberland & Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
- Gaines & Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Consolidated Traction Co. v. ThalheimerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1896
- Huey v. GahlenbeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
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- Louisville Baseball Club v. HillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Consolidated Coach Corporation v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Lewis v. WolkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
- Ralston v. DosseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Droppelman v. WillinghamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
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