Legal Opinion
Burrell v. Elec. Plant Bd. of Franklin, Ky.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1984PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBSON, Justice.
On April 13, 1980, employee Mark Graves was seriously injured on his employer’s premises from contact with an exposed high voltage electric line. He was paid extensive Workers’ Compensation benefits by his employer, James K. Burrell. He then filed suit against Electric Plant Board of the City of Franklin, Kentucky, a public corporation, alleging his injuries were caused by its negligence in construction, installation and maintenance of the high voltage line.1
His employer, James K. Burrell, filed an intervening complaint in the action asserting a statutory right of subrogation…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown Hotel Co. v. Pittsburgh Fuel Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Orr v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. Griffin Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Jackson County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Williams v. White Mountain Construction Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Dix & Associates Pipeline Contractors, Inc. v. KeyKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1989
- Reda Pump Co., a Div. of TRW, Inc. v. FinckKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Old Republic Insurance Co. v. AshleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
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