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Comair, Inc. v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Corp.

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 2009No. 2007-SC-000602-TGPublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

This case raises the question whether the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Air port Board, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Corporations, and the Board’s members are entitled to sovereign, governmental, or other immunity so as to preclude liability in litigation over a tragic air crash. The Fayette Circuit Court found they are immune. Because the Airport Board and Airport Corporation are government agencies, specifically of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, performing a governmental function, they are entitled to immunity from suit for…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Yanero v. DavisKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  4. Withers v. University of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Schwindel v. Meade CountyKentucky Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Cindy Shadrick v. Hopkins Cnty., KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  2. Haney v. Monsky Ex Rel. ZagerKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Furtula v. University of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Carey Woodcock v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
  5. Bryant v. Louisville Metro Hous. Auth.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2019

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