Legal Opinion
Frankfort Variety, Inc. v. City of Frankfort
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1977PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERNBERG, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court which granted the City of Frankfort freedom from liability by reason of the cloak of sovereign immunity.
A fire started on the premises in which the variety store was being operated, which is within the city limits of Frankfort. The fire occurred about 9:00 p. m. on April 14, 1973. The Frankfort Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire by midnight; however, the firemen continued to hose down the fire until about 2:30 a. m. the following morning. Upon their departure, the firemen requested the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- City of Louisville v. Louisville Seed CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Wallace v. Laurel County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- City of Russellville v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Grogan v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Commonwealth, Department of Banking & Securities v. BrownKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
- City of Daytona Beach v. PalmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Frye v. Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1981
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