Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Hudson

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle.

Affirming.

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment of the Lewis circuit court, entered upon a verdict awarding tbe appellee, Benjamin Gr. Hudson, $9,667.00 damages for the *581loss of both of his legs, caused, as alleged, by the negligence of the servants of the appellant, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, in charge of and operating an engine, tender and certain cars of one of its trains. Hudson was thrown from one of the cars, a wheel of which passed over him and so crushed and mangled both of his legs as to necessitate the amputation of one of them above…