Legal Opinion
Glover v. Hazelwood
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 30, 1964PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Dessie Glover brought action against Roy Hazelwood, Jailer of Henderson County, and the surety on the latter’s bond, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Glover when, being confined in the Henderson County jail on a drunkenness charge, he was assaulted by another prisoner, Kelly Moss, who was in jail pending appeal of a conviction of murder. The theory of the action was that the jailer knew or should have known that Moss had dangerous propensities and the jailer did not take proper precautions to protect the other prisoners. At the close of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ratliff v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Lamb v. Clark, JailerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
3Cited by6 opinions
- Davis v. State, Dept. of CorrectionsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- City of Lexington v. GreenhowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Kish v. County of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Taylor v. LittleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Hall v. Midwest Bottled Gas Distributors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1975
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