Legal Opinion
City of Florence, Kentucky v. Chipman
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 2001No. 1999-SC-0158-DGPublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from an opinion of the Court of Appeals which reversed and remanded a summary judgment in a wrongful death negligence claim against three Florence police officers and their employer, the City of Florence.
The threshold issue is whether the circuit judge properly granted summary judgment on the negligence claim against the officers. The questions presented are whether the decision of the Court of Appeals abrogates the special relationship doctrine based on the events of this case; whether the application of Fryman v. Harrison, Ky., 896 S.W.2d 908 (1995),…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Stemler v. City of FlorenceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Paintsville Hospital Co. v. RoseKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- James Graham Brown Foundation, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Ezell v. CockrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by59 opinions
- 3D Entersprises Contracting Corp. v. Louisville Jefferson & County Metropolitan Sewer DistrictKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
- Hallahan v. the Courier JournalCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2004
- Stemler v. FlorenceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Haugh v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
- Keaton v. G.C. Williams Funeral Home, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2013
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