Moody's Adm'r v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

— Affirming.

These two cases arose out of an automobile accident which occurred just within the city limits of Monticello, Ky., shortly after dark, September 3, 1932, when, an automobile driven by Frank Newell ran into a barrier placed across the road by the state highway commission while the road was being repaired. The place where the accident occurred was on highway 90, leading from Burnside to Monticello. The state highway commission was repairing that part of the highway within the corporate limits of Monticello, and a detour, which turned to the right off…