Paducah Cooperage Co. v. Paducah Veneer Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 9. — ACTION BY THE PADUCAH COOPERAGE CO. AGAINST THE PADUCAH VENEER & LUMBER CO. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Beed, Circuit Judge.
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CASE 9. — ACTION BY THE PADUCAH COOPERAGE CO. AGAINST THE PADUCAH VENEER & LUMBER CO. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Beed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals 1. The motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto should have been sustained by the court. 2. Testimony of an interested party as to admissions or transactions with the deceased agent of a corporation was inadmissible. 3. Instruction “B” offered by appellant clearly embodies the law and should have been given instead of No. 1 given by the court. AUTHORITIES CITED. Section 25, Civil Code; Brent v. Long,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Settle
Reversing.
This action brought by appellant against appellee* raises a controversy ás to the ownership of a strip of ground in the city of Paducah. The strip of ground is of triangular shape, and begins at a point on Meyers street, extends a distance of 30 poles, and has a width of, perhaps, 30 feet at the end of the 30 poles. The trial in the. circuit court resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee. In the motion and grounds for a new trial filed by appellant in that court, it was contended that numerous errors were committed by the court to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Grand Central Building & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
- Cobb's Adm'r v. WolfCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
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- Coombs Land Company v. GrossCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
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