Fields v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

OPINION

BUCKINGHAM, Judge.

Joyce Fields appeals from summary judgments entered by the Fayette Circuit Court in favor of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) and GTE South, Inc. Fields alleged that on July 19, 1993, she fell and was injured on a public sidewalk abutting property owned by GTE and located within LFUCG’s jurisdiction. The trial court dismissed Fields’ claim against LFUCG based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. It dismissed Fields’ claim against GTE based on the authority of Schilling v. Schoenle, Ky., 782 S.W.2d 680 (1990). We conclude that the trial court ruled…