Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Doolittle ex rel. Doolittle
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided June 28, 1968PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
On a cloudy, gloomy afternoon in December Arnel Baker was operating David Mitchell’s dump truck along blacktopped U. S. Highway No. 68 when he encountered a funeral procession coming from the other direction. Somehow conceiving that such would be an act of courtesy, Baker undertook to bring his truck to a stop in the middle of his lane of traffic. Gary Doolittle, driving a small sports car and approaching from the rear of the truck, over the crest of a rise and around a curve, was unable to stop his car and after skidding 117 feet his car struck the rear of the truck with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Duncan v. Wiseman Baking CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Ashton v. RoopCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Lexington-Hazard Express Company v. UmbergerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- De Buyser v. WaldenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Freeman v. W. T. Sistrunk & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Stunson v. EasleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971