Legal Opinion
Louisville & Jefferson County Board of Health v. Mulkins
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 23, 1969PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Darlene J. Mulkins was employed as a laboratory technician in General Hospital in Louisville, which is operated by the Louisville & Jefferson County Board of Health. She sustained severe burns when, *851as she was handling a glass jug containing nitric acid, the bottom fell out of the jug, with the result that the acid ran onto her legs and feet. She sued the board of health for damages and obtained verdict and judgment for $5,853.00. The board has appealed from the judgment.
The board of health could have elected to operate under the workmen’s compensation law, but had not,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Clover Fork Coal Co. v. Daniels Ex Rel. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Paducah Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958
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