Petzold v. Kessler Homes, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellants, Adolph and Marilyn Petzold, appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals vacating a judgment of the Fay-ette Circuit Court against Appellee, Kes-sler Homes, Inc. (Kessler), on the grounds that the presiding Judge, Pamela Good-wine, was retroactively disqualified from presiding over the proceedings because the Petzolds are the parents of Judge Good-wine’s campaign treasurer in her 2003 campaign run for the circuit court bench. It is undisputed that Judge Goodwine was unaware of the association during the period she presided over the case. We…