Legal Opinion
Daniel v. South Kentucky R.E.C.C.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided August 8, 1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREETZ, Judge.
Mary Ruth Daniel appeals from a judgment n.o.v. entered against her following a verdict and judgment in her favor in the amount of $40,000.00. We affirm.
Her injuries occurred while she and Jerry Edmonds were helping her brother, Estil Luttrell, erect a television antenna outside her brother’s home. The antenna fell into high voltage power lines belonging to South Kentucky R.E.C.C. She was holding onto a guy wire and received electrical burns on her hand.
The power lines ran parallel to the house. Three 7,200 volt lines (phase wires) were the highest and were 27 feet off the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vaught's Administratrix v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Carr Ex Rel. Carr v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Goetz v. Green River Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gast v. City of FountainColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
- Gast v. City of FountainColorado Court of Appeals · 1994