Shay v. Richmond & Lancaster Turnpike Road Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 32 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FEOM MADISON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 3 Marshall, 384; Jarman vs. Howard. 3 Monroe, 366; Jackson vs. Holyday. 6 J. J. M., 22; Munsell vs. Bartlett. 7 J. J. M., 410; Fightmaster vs. Beazley.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The appellant sued the turnpike road company for damages for injuries to his person and property alleged to have been sustained while traveling on the road in the night, by falling through an opening in a bridge over which the road passed, which he alleges the defendants had left by gross negligence, and in violation of their duty and the rights of passengers.
The defendants, by their answer, admit they were an incorporated company having charge of the road, but controvert the other material averments of the petition.
It appears, from the evidence…
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- Hopkins v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- L. & N. R. R. v. Howard's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1884
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