Legal Opinion

Morburger v. Eck Miller Contract Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 19, 1951Published

1Opinion of the Court

LATIMER, Justice.

Appellant brought this action against ap-pellee seeking to recover $5,000 for per*642sonal injuries. From judgment in favor of appellee, this appeal is prosecuted.

The appeal deals only with Instruction 5, which reads:

“5. The Court instructs the jury that at the time, place and on the occasion referred to in the evidence it was the duty of the plaintiff, Charles Morburger, to exercise ordinary care for his own safety and that duty included the following duties :
“(a) To keep himself a reasonably safe distance from the immediate vicinity of the unloading operation referred to in the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Porter v. CornettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  2. New York Indemnity Company v. EwenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  3. Waddel's Administrator v. BrashearCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  4. Cumberland Railroad v. GirdnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  5. Poole v. Lutz & Schmidt, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938

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