Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Louisville & Jefferson County Board of Health
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 26, 1965PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This is an action for negligence brought against the Louisville and Jefferson County Board of Health and the Louisville General Hospital. Appellant alleges he suffered personal injuries while undergoing treatment in the hospital as a paying patient. The trial court dismissed the complaint on the ground the defendants were not suable for this tort.
The trial judge followed the law then prevailing with respect to governmental immunity. It has since been significantly changed (which effectively .renders the parties’ appeal briefs obsolete on this point). In Haney v. City of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Foley Construction Company v. WardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- American Airlines, Inc., Trans World Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Louisville and Jefferson County Air BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Rash v. Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer DistrictCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Gnau v. Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer DistrictCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Do, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt County Board of HealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
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