Duff v. Lykins

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Plaintiff appellee was a passenger in an automobile when it collided with the rear end of defendant appellant’s truck, which was parked after dark on Kentucky Highway No. 15 within the city limits of Hazard. The jury awarded plaintiff $5,000 for personal injuries. On this appeal defendant contends he was entitled to a directed verdict and that the instructions were erroneous.

There is little dispute about most of the important facts. The accident happened on North Main Street in Hazard, which is part of Kentucky Highway No. 15. The street is about 28 feet wide, level,…