Legal Opinion
Carter v. Griffith
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 5, 1918PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Ohio Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*165Opinion op the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner —
Reversing.
Finley Carter and others brought this proceeding to establish a ditch or drain in the valley of Panther creek in Ohio county. -Exceptions were filed by certain land owners and the trial in the county court resulted in a judgment dismissing the petition. On appeal to the circuit court, the jury returned a finding against the establishment of the ditch, and the petition was again dismissed. The petitioners appeal.
The circuit court instructed the jury as follows:
“1. - If you believe from the evidence that the proposed ditch will…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Griffin v. Mayor of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Head v. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- State ex rel. Utick v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Sisson v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Spahn v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- City of Owensboro v. McCormickKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Wells v. WestCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. LarenceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
- Midkiff v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
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