Legal Opinion
Columbia Sussex Corp., Inc. v. Hay
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 25, 1981No. 81-CA-8-MRPublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Judge.
This appeal is taken from slander and false imprisonment awards rendered by a jury in the Boone Circuit Court.
On February 26, 1979, the Best Western Hotel of Richwood, Kentucky, was robbed. At that time appellee, Mrs. Hay, was manager of the hotel which was owned and operated by appellant, Columbia Sussex Corporation. Appellant William J. Yung was president and appellant David Diehl was General Manager of Columbia Sussex.
During the holdup the robber revealed knowledge of a special warning alarm attached to the cash register. If certain bills were lifted therefrom, the alarm was…
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