Williams v. Balmut

Opinion op the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

Reversing.

Appellee, Charles Balmut, and Ms wife, Louise Balmut, were injured when their car, being driven by Mr. Balmut at a moderate rate of speed, was struck by a truck owned by appellant, Black Star Coal Company, and being operated by its agent, employee, and coappellant, Lucian Williams, at a speed of approximately 75 miles per hour. The Balmuts were traveling in an easterly direction, Williams in a westerly direction; the collision occurred on the south (Balmut’s) lane of U. S. Highway No. 60 in Woodford County, between Frankfort and…