Legal Opinion
Carr Ex Rel. Carr v. Kentucky Utilities Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 3, 1957No. May 3, 1957. Consolidated CasesPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMMACK, Judge.
On January 29, 1955, Rodney Ray Stur-gill was electrocuted and Bobby Gene Carr was seriously burned when a television antenna being raised by Sturgill came in contact with high tension wires of Kentucky Utilities Company. Actions by the administratrix of Sturgill’s estate and by the next friend of Carr, a minor, were tried together, and resulted in a directed verdict in each case for Kentucky Utilities. The appeals are from judgments on those verdicts.
The accident occurred near Black Bottom, a small settlement in the mountains of Harlan County. About 1800 feet from Black…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hines v. WesterfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Green River Rural Electric Co-Op. Corp. v. BlandfordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Morrison & Conklin Const. Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- United Fuel Gas Co. v. Friend's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
- Vaught's Administratrix v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. LikeWyoming Supreme Court · 1963
- Withey v. Illinois Power Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
- Whitesides v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Brown v. Potomac Electric Power CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
- Isbell v. Union Light, Heat & Power CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1958
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