Wemyss v. Coleman

LEIBSON, Justice.

This case arises out of a motor vehicle collision on October 7, 1981 in Simpson County, Kentucky. The appellee, Shelby Jean Coleman, was a passenger in a Volks-wagon van owned and operated by her husband which was struck from the rear by another vehicle owned by appellant Wemyss and being driven by appellant Griffin. In the collision Mrs. Coleman’s head was snapped back with such violence that it struck a factory installed icebox located behind the passenger seat. The passenger seat was equipped with a combination seat belt which Mrs. Coleman was not wearing at the time.

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