Payne v. Combs

Opinion of the Court by

Judge McCandless

Reversing.

This is an appeal from a judgment of $500.00 rendered in favor of Mrs. Martha Combs against the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Uo. in a suit in the Breathitt circuit court.

It appears that on the 23rd of December, 1919, Mrs. Combs was in Jackson purchasing Christmas presents for her family. On her return she took passage on appellant’s train. She claims that she went upon-the platform between the smoker and ladies ’ coach preparatory to entering the latter, when the agent in charge directed her to enter the smoker, and took hold of her arm and…