Middle States Coal Co. v. Hicks

COOPER, Judge.

This is an appeal by the appellant, defendant below, from a judgment rendered for the appellees, plaintiffs below, in an action in trespass. Of the numerous issues presented, the two principal issues are: (1) whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the issue of damages; and (2) whether the trial judge committed reversible error in refusing to disqualify himself pursuant to KRS 26A.015(2).

The appellees, Carrie Hicks, Willis Hicks, and Mallie Hale, instituted an action in trespass against the appellant, Middle States Coal Company, Inc., in February of 1976. The…