Legal Opinion
Collett v. Hilton
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 12, 1936PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Richardson
Reversing..On the 8th day of January, 1935, in Rockcastle county, George Collett, with a pistol, shot and killed a number of people, one of whom was Howard Helton. Helton left surviving as his widow, Zella Helton, and two children, Pauline and Reba Helton. On January 21, 1935, as his widow and next friend of her infant children, she filed, under section 4, Kentucky Statutes, this action against Ollie Collett, a brother o.f • George Collett, to recover of him “as heir and devisee of George,” “the sum of $1,000.00, as actual damages and for each of them…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Trustees Kentucky Female Orphan School v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
- Massie v. PaulCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Clolinger v. CallahanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Hallenbeck v. GetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Becker v. CrowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1870
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Victor's v. MonsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Sullenger v. Sullenger's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Griffith's Adm'x v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Collett v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Hunsaker v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
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