Category: Kentucky Court Opinions

Calla LINDON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. November 28, 1958. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Wolfe County, Ervine Turner, J. Edward E. Bach, Campton, for appellant. Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. WADDILL, Commissioner. Calla Lindon was indicted of the crime of […]

Randy E. ABRAHAM, Petitioner, v. Talbert TURNER, Breathitt County Jailer, Respondent. Supreme Court of Kentucky. October 24, 1977. Charles W. Curry, Shuffett, Kenton, Curry Karem, Lexington, for petitioner. Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for respondent. OPINION AND ORDER PALMORE, Chief Justice. It is considered that an original action for habeas corpus is not appropriately […]

165 S.W.2d 348 Kentucky-Virginia Stone Co., Inc., v. Casteel. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 20, 1942. Appeal from Laurel Circuit Court. Franklin P. Stivers, Judge. Page 646 Wm. A. Hamm and James W. Smith for appellant. Sylvester V. Little and J.R. Llewellyn for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE REES Affirming. On August […]

Bill COMPTON, Movant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Opposed. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. January 25, 1952. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pulaski County; R.C. Tarter, Judge. Fritz Krueger, Somerset, for movant. A.E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Wm. F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., opposed. PER CURIAM. Motion for an appeal from the Pulaski Circuit Court. Judgment of […]

Lionel Rasheen JACKSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. No. 2005-CA-000330-MR.Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 17, 2006. Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court September 13, 2006. Appeal from the Fayette Circuit Court, Gary D. Payne, J. John Kevin West, Lexington, KY, for appellant. Page 764 Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General of Kentucky, Samuel J. […]

77 S.W.2d 411 B’Hymer’s Guardian ad litem v. B’Hymer et al. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided December 18, 1934. Appeal from Kenton Circuit Court. JOHN A. KIELY for appellant. E.H. WALTON for appellees. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE RICHARDSON Affirming. H.E. B’Hymer, a resident of Kenton county, Ky., died intestate March 24, 1934, […]

128 S.W.2d 922 Love’s Ex’r et al. v. Stoker et al. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. May 9, 1939. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court Chancery Branch, Second Division. James Garnett, Judge. W.J. GOODWIN for appellants. HARDY LOGAN for appellees. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE PERRY Reversing. Louvinia M. Love, at the time of making […]

Sadie PRATER, Appellant, v. Kevin G. COLEMAN, Appellee. No. 96-CA-0791-MR.Court of Appeals of Kentucky. November 7, 1997. Appeal from the Pike Circuit Court, Charles E. Lowe, Jr., J. Page 194 Rebecca Baylous, Albert B. McQueen, Jr., Lexington, for Appellant. William S. Kendrick, Prestonsburg, for Appellee. Before BUCKINGHAM, GUDGEL and HUDDLESTON, JJ. OPINION BUCKINGHAM, Judge. Sadie […]

Dr. Frank A. GILBERT et al., Appellants, v. UNION COLLEGE, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. March 3, 1961. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Knox County, Sampson B. Knuckles, J. Earl L. Cole, Barbourville, for appellants. R. Lee Blackwell, Bullitt, Dawson Tarrant, Louisville, for appellee. MILLIKEN, Judge. This appeal involves the application of the 1960 […]

NICKEL v. GREGORY. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. March 27, 1953. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Laurel County, Ray C. Lewis, J. Hiram H. Owens, Barbourville, Sylvester V. Little and Calvert C. Little, London, for appellants. Lewis Weaver, London, for appellee. Page 518 MOREMEN, Justice. The heirs of Susan Tuttle, who are appellants here, filed […]

121 S.W.2d 699 Kinnett v. Abrell. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided November 9, 1938. Appeal from Russell Circuit Court. LILBURN PHELPS and KENNETH J. LAWLESS for appellant. GORDON MONTGOMERY for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE REES Reversing. This suit began as an action in ejectment and ended as one to quiet title […]

217 S.W.2d 203 Arterburn v. Wakefield et al. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. January 21, 1949. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, Third Division. William H. Field, Judge. Page 213 Lorenzo K. Wood and Ewing Hardy for appellant. David R. Castleman for appellees. OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE SIMS Affirming. The […]

RICHARDSON v. TRUE et al. (two cases). Court of Appeals of Kentucky. June 5, 1953. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Woodford County, W.B. Ardery, J. Page 71 Marshall A. Dawson, Versailles, for appellants. J.P. Karem, Karem Karem, Louisville, for appellees. COMBS, Justice. These cases grow out of a collision between an automobile driven by Howard […]

SIMS et al. v. REEVES. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 30, 1953. Appeal from the Franklin Circuit Court, W.B. Ardery, J. Page 813 Troy D. Savage, Taylor G. Smith, Lexington, for appellants. Hazelrigg Cox, Frankfort, Bemis Lawrence, Louisville, J.D. Buckman, Atty. Gen., Wm. F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. CULLEN, Commissioner. In a […]

183 S.W.2d 499 Kentucky Home Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Watts. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 31, 1944. Appeal from Casey Circuit Court. J.C. Carter, Judge. Page 472 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 473 Woodward, Dawson Hobson, L.H. […]

PENCE MORTGAGE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Kenneth G. STOKES and Shirley Stokes, his wife, and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Appellees. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 9, 1977. Appeal from the Christian Circuit Court, Stephen P. White, Jr., J. Page 501 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF […]

175 S.W.2d 21 Hibsman v. City of Madisonville. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 29, 1943. Appeal from Hopkins Circuit Court. H.F.S. Bailey, Judge. L.B. Weir and Victor F. Schmidt for appellant. J.W. Powell for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE SIMS Reversing. Appellant, David Z. Hibsman, a regularly ordained minister of a sect […]

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellant v. William Vincent HENDERSON, Appellee. No. 2000-SC-0233-DG.Supreme Court of Kentucky. September 26, 2002. On Review from Court of Appeals No. 1998-CA-1831, Fayette Circuit Court No. 1998-CR-479-2. Page 619 Albert B. Chandler III, Attorney General, Louis F. Mathias, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, […]

50 S.W.2d 9 Austin v. Austin. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided May 17, 1932. Appeal from Harlan Circuit Court. W.A. BROCK and F.M. JONES for appellant. JAMES O. BAKER for appellees. Page 849 OPINION OF THE COURT BY CREAL, COMMISSIONER Affirming. From a judgment granting a divorce a mensa et thoro to Francis Austin […]