Legal Opinion
Martin v. Mekanhart Corp.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 2003No. 2000-SC-0227-DG, 2000-SC-0749-DGPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, Justice.
On May 26,1995, Elizabeth Martin, then 62 years old, slipped and fell in the parking lot of Frisch’s Restaurant in Somerset, Kentucky. The restaurant and the parking lot were owned by Appellee Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc., and were under the operation and control of Appellee Mekanhart Corporation. Martin brought this civil action in the Pulaski Circuit Court seeking damages for the personal injuries she sustained when she fell. Following a trial by jury, a verdict was returned awarding Martin the following damages:
$12,800.05 - medical expenses incurred to date
10,000.00 - pain…
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