Legal Opinion
Higgans v. Deskins
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 18, 1953PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The appellants, husband and wife, were injured in a collision of their automobile with a truck owned by the appellee, Boone Deskins, and driven by Paul Smith. On the joint trial of their respective suits for damages, the court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground of insufficient evidence that Smith was driving the truck within the scope of his employment ór as the defendant’s agent.
The accident occurred about 6 o’clock on a Sunday afternoon in November, 1950. The plaintiffs depended on the testimony of the truck driver, Paul Smith, to impose liability on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Home Laundry Co. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Webb v. Dixie-Ohio Express Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Spencer's Administrator v. FiselCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Packard-Louisville Motor Co. v. O'NealCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Sharp v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Seymour Moskowitz v. Henry Earl PearisoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Taulbee v. MullinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Crawford Transport Co. v. Wireman Ex Rel. WiremanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- McDowell v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- Bryant v. GilmerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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