Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. McElroy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 28 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Before a party can seek the rescission of a contract, alleged ta ■have been obtained by fraud, he must as far as he can, place thei parties in statu quo. (Green v. Southard, 2 Ky. L. R., 233; Minor v. Kelly, 5 Mon., 274; Speak v. Warner, 5 J. J. M., 68; 1 Addison ion ‘Contracts, sec. 312; Story on Sales, sec. 159; Town’s Adm’r V. Waldo., 20 Atlantic Reporter, 325; E., T. V. & G. Ry.
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Case 28 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Before a party can seek the rescission of a contract, alleged ta ■have been obtained by fraud, he must as far as he can, place thei parties in statu quo. (Green v. Southard, 2 Ky. L. R., 233; Minor v. Kelly, 5 Mon., 274; Speak v. Warner, 5 J. J. M., 68; 1 Addison ion ‘Contracts, sec. 312; Story on Sales, sec. 159; Town’s Adm’r V. Waldo., 20 Atlantic Reporter, 325; E., T. V. & G. Ry. Co. v. Hays, 10 S. E. Rep., 350; 83 Ga., 558; Vandervelden v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co., 61 Federal Rep., 54; Gould v. Bank, 86 N. Y., 75; 'Grymes v.…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PAYNTER
delivered the opinion of the court:
This action was brought by McElroy for injuries which he received on the 10th day of May, 1893, while a section hand in the employ of appellant. James Roller, as foreman, was in charge of the section men.
While deepening a ditch, near Nelsonville, the beam to the plow, which was operated by an engine, broke, making it necessary to secure another beam; to secure which the foreman, with McElroy and Lev. Shreve, pro*155ceeded with an engine, operated by its fireman, to a point where there was a switch cross-tie, proposed to be used as a plow beam. It…
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