City of Ashland v. Burley

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas —

Reversing.

Floyd Burley was at the time of his death on March 9, 1934, a citizen of Ashland, Ky., and died intestate. He was forty-five years of age and operated a taxicab as a means of earning a living for himself and family. His widow qualified as his personal representative and later filed this action against the appellant and defendant, city of Ashland, to recover damages sustained by his estate because, as alleged, its negligence proximately produced his accidental death. Defendant’s demurrer filed to the petition was overruled and its answer denied…