Legal Opinion
South Woodford Water District v. Byrd
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 23, 2011No. 2009-CA-000854-MRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ACREE, Judge:
South Woodford Water District appeals the Woodford Circuit Court’s order denying its motion to dismiss John C. Byrd’s negligence claim. The water district asserts that the circuit court erred when it rejected its claim of governmental immunity. We find that we have jurisdiction to review this interlocutory order and we further find that the water district is entitled to the protection of governmental immunity. Therefore, and for the following reasons, we reverse the circuit court’s order with instructions to dismiss the case.
Facts and procedure
In early 2008, John C. Byrd…
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