TUFTS v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY


401 S.W.2d 58 (1966)

Elmer TUFTS, Appellant, v. The CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 25, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren M. Briggs, Cleveland, Ohio, Joseph E. Fineman, Louisville, for appellant.

Porter M. Gray, Ashland, Gerald Kirven, Louis Seelbach, Louisville, Gray, Woods & Cooper, Ashland, Middleton, Seelbach, Wolford, Willis & Cochran, Louisville, of counsel, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

Plaintiff appellant brought suit in Jefferson County against the appellee carrier under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for damages resulting from personal injuries. On motion, the trial court dismissed the action for improper venue.

Appellant is a resident of Greenup County and that is the place where he was injured in appellee's yards. Appellee is a foreign corporation, and in compliance with KRS 271.385 it had designated Ashland...

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