Legal Opinion

Powell v. Winchester Garment Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 20, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Latimer

Affirming.

Appellant, Miss Stanley Powell, an employee _ of appellee, Winchester Garment Company, upon leaving *39the plant, slipped on icy steps leading from the plant and fell from the top step to the next landing. At the time of the accident she was 37 years of age. She was a large woman weighing about 235 pounds. The best description of the immediate results of the fall is found in the words of appellant: “I struck my head on the pipe that was driven in the ground to protect the ground. The best I know — it injured my neck. I fell with my body in a twist. I struck my right leg…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ashland Limestone Company v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Finley v. DBM TECHNOLOGIESCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
  2. Eastern Coal Corporation v. ThackerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
  3. State Highway Department v. HopwoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960

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