Legal Opinion
Schwindel v. Meade County
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 2003No. 2001-SC-0648-TGPublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice COOPER.
On March 26, 1999, Appellant Leah Schwindel was injured while a spectator at an interscholastic softball tournament held at Meade Olin Park in Brandenburg, Kentucky. As Schwindel attempted to descend the bleachers provided for the use of spectators, a foot rail slipped out of place causing her to fall onto the open metal braces below. She was immediately transported to a hospital where surgery was performed. At 12:27 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2000, eleven hours and thirty-three minutes before the expiration of the period of limitations for filing an…
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