Legal Opinion

Keck's Administrator v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 15, 1918PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Fourth Division).

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Wtlliam Eogers Clay, Commissioner —

Affirming.

‘ On January 26,1916, Gustave Nelson Keck, an infant seven years of age, was struck and killed by a motorcycle belonging to the Louisville Gas & Electric Company, and ridden by Walter Eoacb, one of its employes. This suit was brought by administrator of the decedent to recover damages for his death. The Louisville Gas & Electric Company defended on the ground that at the time of the accident, its co-defendant, Walter Eoach, was operating the motorcycle solely for his own purposes and not in the service or the performance of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. Baltimore & Potomac RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Slater v. Advance Thresher Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  3. Reilly v. . ConnableNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Hartley v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Tyler v. Stephan's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Feltner v. PJ Operations, LLCCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  2. Brady v. B. and B. Ice CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  3. Bradley v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Mullen & Haynes Co. v. CrispCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1925
  5. Packard-Louisville Motor Co. v. O'NealCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

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