Legal Opinion · Dissent

Brown v. City of Louisville

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 20, 1979Published

1DissentWilhoit, Judge

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. Based upon the record before us I do not believe that the City of Louisville, at this point, can be said as a matter of law to be free from liability to the appellant. The law in this jurisdiction with respect to the tort liability of municipalities has been in a state of flux for the past few years, but I believe it has now crystallized into one rule of liability for municipalities where the injury is caused by a nonfeasance and another where the injury is caused by a misfeasance. It seems to me the majority has applied the rule for cases of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  2. Grogan v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
  3. City of Louisville v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  4. City of Louisville v. Louisville Seed CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
  5. Frankfort Variety, Inc. v. City of FrankfortKentucky Supreme Court · 1977

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