Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Transportation Cabinet, Bureau of Highways v. Roof
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 1996No. 93-SC-112-DG, 93-SC-698-DGPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
On June 6, 1987, appellee/cross-appellant Teresa Lynn Roof lost control of her vehicle while crossing a bridge in Grayson County, Kentucky. Although the speed limit on that particular roadway was fifty-five miles per hour, Roof had slowed to around twenty miles per hour at the time her tires left the road’s shoulder. On the bridge, her car struck the retaining guardrail which gave way with little resistance, allowing Roofs car to fall ten feet into Sunfish Creek. As a result of the accident, Roof sustained personal injury damages in excess of $314,602.90.
Roof filed a claim…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mitchell v. HadlKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Hutchings v. Louisville Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Automobile Club Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Central Kentucky Drying Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of Housing, Buildings, & ConstructionKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. CarmichaelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Fischer v. FischerKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
- Collins v. Commonwealth Natural Resources & Environmental Protection CabinetKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. GarnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1999
- Commonwealth Transportation Cabinet Department of Highways v. ShadrickKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
- Boarman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
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