Legal Opinion
United Fuel Gas Co. v. Friend's Adm'x
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 21, 1954PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment of the Floyd Circuit Court awarding $25,000 to plaintiff, Violet Perry Friend, mother and administratrix of the estate of Robert Perry Friend, a seven-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a one-half ton truck owned by the United Fuel Gas Company and operated by its servant, Milton Martin, both defendants. We shall refer herein to the parties as plaintiff and defendants.
The petition averred the boy’s death was caused by the negligence of defendants. The joint answer was a denial of this allegation and a plea of contributory negligence upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dixon v. StringerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HuttonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Lehman v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Brown McClain Transfer Co. v. Major's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Sutton Construction Co. v. Lemaster's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Walston v. GreeneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- MacKey v. SpradlinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Baldwin v. HosleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Carr Ex Rel. Carr v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Baggett v. Ashland Oil & Refining Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
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