Louisville Railway Co. v. Sweeney

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

Affirming.

Mrs. Jennie Sweeney lived on Payne street in Louisville between Spring and Charlton streets. Payne street makes a curve at Charlton and she lived about 150 feet west of the curve. The Louisville Railway Company operates its street cars on Payne street. After passing the curve at the intersection of Charlton street there is *621a steep grade on the ear tracks going east. On June 16, 1911, a street car going west and coming down this grade at the eurve or near there left the track, and as it went on down the street collided with a telephone pole…