Lewis v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court bt

Judge Latimer

Reversing.

On the afternoon of August 21, 1944, appellant, accompanied by three other men, was driving his automobile along Highway 80 from Hyden to Hazard. State Highway 80, leading from Hyden to Hazard, runs southwardly along the west side of the Middle Fork River for about one-half mile, ■ then turns eastwardly across a bridge over the river and up Hurt’s Creek along the mountain side toward Hazard. A short distance beyond the bridge the road takes an up grade around a double U curve. While going up this grade, and just after passing this double curve,…