Category: Kentucky Court Opinions

35 S.W.2d 22 Standard Accident Insurance Company v. Commonwealth, for Use of Leonard Smith. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided January 30, 1931. Appeal from Graves Circuit Court. EATON BOYD for appellant. WHEELER HUGHES for appellees. OPINION OF THE COURT BY HOBSON, COMMISSIONER Reversing. On March 22, 1926, Eli and Marye entered into a contract […]

Charles E. LEDFORD and Lillian H. Ledford, Appellants, v. Tommy ATKINS, General Partner of Tommy Atkins Producing Company, a limited partnership d/b/a Melcher Atkins Oil, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 10, 1967. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Mercer County, Gilbert Wilson, J. Edward F. Prichard, Jr., Frankfort, for appellants. E. Gaines Davis, Jr., […]

1 S.W.2d 1072 Koehler v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided January 20, 1928. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. (Criminal Branch.) Page 671 GEORGE J. HAER and JAMES SPEED for appellant. J.W. CAMMACK, Attorney General, and JAMES M. GILBERT, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE, THOMAS Reversing. At his […]

229 S.W.2d 757 Barnes v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. May 5, 1950. William J. Baxter, Judge. M.S. Barnes was convicted in the Circuit Court, Clark County, William J. Baxter, J., of chicken theft and he appealed. The court of Appeals, Stanley, C., held that the testimony of accomplice was sufficiently corroborated to sustain […]

226 S.W.2d 949 Linn et al. v. Bryan, Judge. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 7, 1950. Holland G. Bryan, Judge. Proceeding by Pauline C. Linn and others, for a writ of mandamus or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, against Holland G. Bryan, Judge of McCracken Circuit Court, to require defendant to reinstate […]

82 S.W.2d 368 Talley et al. v. Eastland et al. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided May 10, 1935. Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court. Page 242 R.W. LISANBY and ALVIN LISANBY for appellants. MARSHALL P. ELDRED and GEORGE O. ELDRED for appellees. OPINION OF THE COURT BY DRURY, COMMISSIONER Reversing. From a judgment holding a […]

ABEL VERDON CONSTRUCTION and Acuity Insurance, Appellants, v. Miguel A. RIVERA; Honorable Otto Daniel Wolff, Administrative Law Judge; Workers’ Compensation Board; and Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Appellees. No. 2010-SC-000744-WC.Supreme Court of Kentucky. August 25, 2011. As Corrected August 30, 2011. Page 750 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL […]

125 S.W.2d 749 Nolty v. Fultz. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 6, 1938. Appeal from Carter Circuit Court. G.W.E. WOLFFORD, Judge. Page 50 JESSE K. LEWIS and W.J. FIELDS for appellant. R.C. LITTLETON and A.C. JARVIS for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE PERRY Affirming. This is the second appeal of this case, […]

CONLEY v. LOVELY’S ADM’R. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. June 11, 1954. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Floyd County, Edward P. Hill, J. Page 229 L. D. May, Pikeville, for appellant. A. J. May and Hollie Conley, Prestonsburg, for appellee. MOREMEN, Justice. Appellee, Alto Lovely, administrator of the estate of Ivan Lovely, deceased, recovered damages […]

225 S.W.2d 100 Hopper v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 6, 1949. R.C. Tartar, Judge. James Hopper was convicted in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, R.C. Tartar, J., of rape, and he appealed. The Court of Appeals, Helm, J., reversed the judgment, holding that admission of testimony as to statements made by […]

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, MOVANT v. MARY J. LOPEZ, RESPONDENT 99-SC-0215-CL.Supreme Court of Kentucky. October 21, 1999. As Modified December 2, 1999. Certification of the Law, Kenton District Court, Criminal Action No. 98-T-21109. Page 352 A.B. Chandler III, Attorney General; Garry L. Edmondson, Kenton County Attorney; James T. Redwine, Assistant County Attorney; and Christopher S. Nordloh, […]

191 S.W.2d 386 City of Louisville v. Wheeler. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 18, 1945. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, Second Division. B.H. Farnsley, Judge. Page 223 Lawrence G. Duncan, George P. Butler, and Richard H. Hill for appellant. William Kiel for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE CAMMACK Affirming. […]

49 S.W.2d 314 Haycraft et al. v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided April 29, 1932. Appeal from Hardin Circuit Court. W.A. BARRY and J.E. WISE for appellants. BAILEY P. WOOTTON, Attorney General, H. HAMILTON RICE, Assistant Attorney General, C.E. MORGAN, County Attorney, and ALLEN P. CUBBAGE, Commonwealth’s Attorney, for Commonwealth. OPINION OF THE […]

79 S.W.2d 717 Ratliff et al. v. Sinberg. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided March 1, 1935. Appeal from Pike Circuit Court. Page 204 F.W. STOWERS for appellants. STRATTON STEPHENSON for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE PERRY Affirming. In February, 1891, J.H. Leslie and wife conveyed to Meyer Schamberg a tract of land […]

187 S.W.2d 831 Yeiser v. Webb. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. May 18, 1945. Appeal from Ohio Circuit Court. Clarence Bartlett, Judge. Otto C. Martin for appellant. Allen P. Cubbage and E.S. Howard for appellee. Page 27 OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE SIMS Affirming. On February 2, 1920, Mrs. Valeria Yeiser, a widow, executed […]

234 S.W.2d 168 Montgomery v. Whaley. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. November 10, 1950. J. Wirt Turner, Judge. Sam Montgomery brought a habeas corpus proceeding for release from the custody of R.L. Whaley, Warden of the Kentucky State Reformatory, under a mittimus commitment from the Criminal Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court on a charge […]