Williams v. Balmut

Opinion op the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

Affirming.

Charles Balmut and his wife, Louise Balmut, were injured when their car, being driven by Mr. Balmut at a moderate rate of speed, was struck by a truck owned by appellant, Black Star Coal Company, and being operated by its agent, employee, and coappellant, Lucian Williams, at a speed of approximately 75 miles per hour. The Balmuts were traveling in an easterly direction, Williams in a westerly direction; the collision occurred on the south (Balmut’s) lane of U. S. Highway No. 60 in Woodford County, between Frankfort and Versailles.

The…