Legal Opinion
Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co. v. Stacy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 19, 1942PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Van Sant, Commissioner
—Reversing.
In the year 1937, the Kentucky and West Virginia Power Company commenced drilling a well about 3% feet from a three-story building which it used for its main offices in Hazard, Kentucky. A pocket of gas was encountered about 50 feet below the surface. After completion, the well was used to supply water to air conditioning equipment located in the basement of the building. About the last of December, 1939, or the first of January, 1940, some employees of the company detected an odor of sulphurous gas emanating from the well. They called…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Stewart's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Interstate Coal Co. v. SheltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Louisville & Nashville Ry. Co. v. MortonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- Baird v. GoldbergCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Perry v. WilliamsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
- Gonzalez v. Broussard Ex Rel. BroussardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Huus v. RingoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Madisonville v. PooleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- MacKey v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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