Legal Opinion
Gaines' Administratrix v. City of Bowling Green
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 31, 1930PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Bees
Affirming.
On October 28, 1928, Charlie Gaines was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of College and Fifth streets in Bowling Green, Ky.
The city of Bowling Green had entered into a contract with the Merkle Construction Company to lay pipe for its water system along certain streets, including Fifth street. The pipe had been laid along the north margin of Fifth street and across College street at the intersection of the two streets. College street is 39 feet wide. About two-thirds of the ditch across College street had been partly filled and the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Louisville Home Telephone Co. v. GasperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- Lampton & Burks v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Dunn v. Central State HospitalCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Stephens v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- City of Glasgow v. GillenwatersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
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3Cited by14 opinions
- City of Ludlow v. AlbersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- W. F. Robinson & Son v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Newton v. Wetherby's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BreslinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Commonwealth v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
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