Legal Opinion

Lee v. Tucker

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 15, 1963PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALMORE, Judge.

H. M. Tucker and his daughter, Ruby T. Lee, were killed when the automobile in which they were traveling crossed into the left half of a 2-lane highway (U.S. 60) and collided with a truck headed in the opposite direction. This litigation, commenced by Mrs. Lee’s administrator against Mr. Tucker’s administrator c. t. a., consists of claim and counterclaim for wrongful death, but the counterclaim is not involved in the appeal.

No one knows which of the two decedents was driving the car at the time of the accident. Each had been observed at the wheel at different times earlier in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rodney v. StamanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Vernon v. GentryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  3. Droppelman v. WillinghamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  4. Schechter v. HannCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
  5. Drahmann's Administratrix v. Brink's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Nellie F. Welsh, Administratrix of the Estate of Francis John Welsh, Deceased, and Nellie Welsh, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  3. Wright v. House of Imports, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Lee v. International Harvester CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
  5. Bell & Koch, Inc. v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964

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