Legal Opinion
Cullinan v. Jefferson County
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 17, 1967PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge. ,
The question is whether sovereign immunity extends to Jefferson County, Jefferson *408County Board of Education, and Jefferson County Playground and Recreation Board so as to bar an action by R. Keith Cullinan for damages arising from his stepping into a hole on the premises of the Middletown Elementary School. Summary judgment was granted on the basis that sovereign immunity barred recovery.
The appellant was engaged in playing tennis on the school premises. While attempting to stop a ball that had gone some twenty feet off the tennis court, he stepped into a hole and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Foley Construction Company v. WardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Buck v. McLeanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Kaulakis v. BoydSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
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