Lesher v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

MILLER, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Ada Lesher, brought this action to recover damages from the defendant, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, by reason of an alleged unlawful eviction from an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, in which she was living. She seeks $500 compensatory damages and $25,000 punitive damages. The defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action.

Plaintiff alleges that on October 23, 1941 she applied to the defendant for its usual gas and light utilities service which was furnished to the apartment where she lived until about July 1,…