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Prudential Life Insurance Co. v. Moody

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 5, 1985PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The decision of the Court of Appeals permitted the respondents to recover their full amount of damages from one tort-feasor after a joint tortfeasor was freed from liability by this court. We granted discretionary review and reverse.

Respondents were injured when a balcony on which they were standing collapsed. Prudential Life Insurance Company and Nichols-Thornton-Sturgeon Development Company (whose interests are similar) owned the building, and David Carney was the builder. The respondents sued Prudential, Nichols-Thornton-Sturgeon, and Carney, alleging negligence in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Orr v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
  2. Carney v. MoodyKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Nix v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
  4. Daulton v. ReedKentucky Supreme Court · 1976

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Barnes v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  2. Coats v. Penrod Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. Henry v. St. John's HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Degener v. Hall Contracting Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Floyd v. Carlisle Const. Co., Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1988

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