Legal Opinion

Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Co. v. Slone

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 9, 1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

238 S.W.2d 476 (1951)

KENTUCKY-WEST VIRGINIA GAS CO.

v.

SLONE et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 9, 1951.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1951.

Combs & Combs, Prestonsburg, John L. Smith, Catlettsburg, for appellant.

Clark Pratt, John Chris Cornett, and Cordell H. Martin, all of Hindman, for appellees.

SIMS, Justice.

Rush and Lark Slone, joined by their wives, sued the Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Company for $2500 damages done by fire to timber and fencing on a tract of 300 acres of land in Knott County owned by them. The petition averred the fire was started by negligence of the company. The answer…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Cobb v. TwitchellSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co. v. StacyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. BeelerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  4. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. Hare's Adm'x.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
  5. Interstate Coal Co. v. LoveCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sander v. Geib, Elston, Frost Professional Ass'nSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  2. McAtee v. Holland Furnace Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
  3. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. v. H. A. Crane & Brother, Inc., Towmotor Corp., and Allied Chemical CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  4. Davis v. Fischer Single Family Homes, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
  5. Triplett v. NapierCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955

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