Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lexington & Eastern Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 17, 1915PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Lee Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellee, Lexington & Eastern Railway Company, was indicted under section 772-a, Kentucky Statutes, ■for a failure, on August 21st, 1914, to run and operate a passenger or a mixed train over a-certain portion of its road exceeding five miles in length. On the trial before a jury defendant was acquitted. The Commonwealth appeals.

No brief has been filed for appellant. In the absence of a brief specifying the errors for which a reversal is asked, it will be -presumed that no errors - exist and •that the judgment is correct.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brown v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  2. City of Winchester v. VanMeterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  3. Continental Insurance v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. McCorkle v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  2. Guardian Life Insurance v. ZimlichCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  3. Suter v. ChristianCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Hunt v. Pikeville National BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  5. Spradlin v. SpradlinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916

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