Johnson's adm'r v. Louisville City Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 7 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CITED Revised Statutes, 2 Stanton, section 2, page 510. Revised Statutes, 1 Stanton, section 8, page 481. ■ 2 Duvall, 175, Louisville & Portland Railroad Co. v. Louisville City Railroad Co. 2 Duvall, 116, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Collins. 6 Smith (N. Y.) 75, Johnson v. Harlem River Railroad. 5 Robertson (N. Y.) 548. Civil Code, secs. 366, 881- 3 Met. 4, Commonwealth v. Runnion. 15 B. Mon.…
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Case 7 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CITED Revised Statutes, 2 Stanton, section 2, page 510. Revised Statutes, 1 Stanton, section 8, page 481. ■ 2 Duvall, 175, Louisville & Portland Railroad Co. v. Louisville City Railroad Co. 2 Duvall, 116, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Collins. 6 Smith (N. Y.) 75, Johnson v. Harlem River Railroad. 5 Robertson (N. Y.) 548. Civil Code, secs. 366, 881- 3 Met. 4, Commonwealth v. Runnion. 15 B. Mon. 547, Shelton v. Harlow. CITED Civil Code, secs. 357, 358. 1 Kent’s Commentaries. 462. Act of March 10, 1854, 2 Stanton,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE EBYOB
delivered the opinion oe the court.
Section 1 of the act entitled “An act for the redress of injuries arising from the neglect or misconduct of railroad companies and others” (Revised Statutes, 2 Stanton, p. 510) provides “ that if the life of any person not in the employment of a railroad company shall be lost by reason of the carelessness or negligence of the proprietors of any railroad, or the negligence of their servants or agents, the personal representative of the person whose life is so lost may institute an action to recover damages,” etc.
There was a general verdict in this…
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