Legal Opinion
City of Pineville v. Lawson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 8, 1928PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Drury, Commissioner—
Affirming.
Carlo Lawson, whom we shall call the plaintiff, suing by his next friend, recovered a judgment against the city of Pineville, which we shall refer to as the city, for $25,-'000, to reverse which the city has prosecuted this appeal. Some time about the year 1909, certain promoters subdivided a tract of land within the city of Pineville, which has since been known by the name of Newtown or East Pineville. The only means of reaching this subdivision from the main part of the city of Pineville was by a bridge over the Cumberland river and a…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Eyler v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- Board of Trustees of Policemen's Pension Fund v. SchuppCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Gnau v. AckermanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Holzhauer v. SheenyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Cox's Admr. v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Peters v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MunceyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Warfield Natural Gas Co. v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Graves County Ex Rel. v. City of MayfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Perry v. City of CumberlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
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