Legal Opinion
Banner Transfer Company v. Morse
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 15, 1954PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Justice.
The plaintiff — appellee—was injured' when her automobile struck the rear end' of a truck owned by the defendant — appellant. The accident occurred on the Frankfort-Versailles Highway, just east of Frankfort, Kentucky. A jury returned a verdict of $5,000 for the plaintiff. Defendant contends, first, that it was not negligent or, if it was, that its negligence was not the proximate cause of the accident; and second, that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
The road in question is a four-lane highway, there being two lanes each for traffic going…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Saddler v. ParhamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- McCarter v. Louisville & Nashville R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
- McCarter v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Padgett v. BranganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Turpin v. ScrivnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Riley v. HornbuckleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Combs v. StortzCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2009
- Greyhound Corporation v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Service Lines, Inc. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Williams v. ChiltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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