Louisville Home Telephone Co. v. Gasper
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 16 — ACTION BY JOHN D. GASPER AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE HOME TELEPHONE CO. ETC.; FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, 2d Division.) Thos. R. Gordon, Judge. Judgment for Plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
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Case 16 — ACTION BY JOHN D. GASPER AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE HOME TELEPHONE CO. ETC.; FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, 2d Division.) Thos. R. Gordon, Judge. Judgment for Plaintiff. Defendant appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The evidence showed no negligence on the part of the Louisville Home Telephone Co. 2. Even if it be conceded for the purpose of argument that the Home Telephone Company’s line was not properly constructed, yet this was not the proximate cause of the injury to plaintiff. AUTHORITIES CITED. Setters Admr. v. City…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Settle
Affirming.
Appellee, John D. Gasper, sued appellant Louisville Home Telephone Company, A. J. Hressell, and the city of Louisville, in the court below, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by him through the joint negligence of the defendants. ’It was, in substance, alleged in the petition that appellee, while walking in a public alley adjoining his home in the city of Louisville, was knocked down and crushed by and under a heavy wagon owned and operated by Dressed, which greatly bruised his body, broke his hip, and permanently injured…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Billman v. Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Setter's Admr. v. City of MaysvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Levi v. Fidelity Trust & Safety Vault Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
3Cited by57 opinions
- City of Louisville v. Hart's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Consolidated Coach Corporation v. BurgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. BeaucondCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- Ferraro v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Watson v. Ky. & Ind. Bridge & Ry Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
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