Reichwein v. Jackson Purchase Energy Corp.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge:

Deena Reichwein, individually, as Ad-ministratrix of the Estate of Andrew Rei-chwein, and next friend and guardian, of Alexis Reichwein, (collectively referred to as the Estate) filed this tort action against Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (JPEC). The McCracken Circuit Court granted two summary judgments in JPEC’s favor and the estate appealed. The dispositive issue is whether JPEC is entitled to “up-the-ladder” immunity provided for in Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 342.690(1) and KRS 342.610(2).

JPEC, a rural electric cooperative, serves several western Kentucky…