Legal Opinion
Belcher v. Hamilton
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 5, 1971PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Appellee Ralph Hamilton, plaintiff in the trial court, bought a frozen-food case from appellant John Belcher, who was a distributor for The Warren Company. The equipment malfunctioned shortly after Belcher installed it, and despite its being restored to operating condition on occasions, periodically “went down,” resulting in loss by Hamilton of frozen merchandise in the unit.
Hamilton sued Belcher, The Warren Company, and Kentucky Power Company, seeking recovery for the merchandise lost and the cost of the equipment. The trial court gave directed verdicts absolving The…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Saylor v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1976
- Eckstein v. CumminsOhio Court of Appeals · 1975
- Frantz, Inc. v. Blue Grass Hams, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
- James Byler, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Lee Byler, a Minor, Valerie Byler, Individually, Harold Aleshire, of the Estate of Lula Tomblin and Administrator of the Estate of Janet Sue Byler, Linda Lou Jupin, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Roy Jupin, Jeff Jupin, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Roy Jupin, Hurst Home Insurance Company, Humana Health Plans, Inc., Hurst Home Insurance Company, and Humana Health Plans, Inc. v. Scripto-Tokai CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991