Legal Opinion
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY v. Vinson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 15, 1985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, entered pursuant to a jury verdict, in favor of appellees in a personal injury action.
Appellee, Charles Vinson, was injured in a collision between two coaches of the Transit Authority of River City [TARC] on August 2, 1982. Vinson was a passenger seated on the rear seat of TARC coach 121 when TARC coach 365 struck coach 121 in the rear, immediately behind appellee’s seat. Witnesses testified that coach 365 was travelling at a speed of 20 to 25 miles per hour prior to impact.
Vinson received a head and neck injury…
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- Deutsch v. SheinKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
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