Category: Kentucky Court Opinions

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 […]

231 S.W.2d 65 Northio Theatres Corporation v. 226 Main Street Hotel Corporation Court of Appeals of Kentucky. June 16, 1950. K.S. Alcorn, Judge. 226 Main Street Hotel Corporation filed a petition in equity against Northio Theatres Corporation to enjoin the further erection of a marquee in front of defendant’s theatre located in building in which […]

KENTUCKY CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Charlie Mae WILLETT, Edna F. Willett and J. N. Whitsell, d/b/a J. N. Whitsell Son, Appellees. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 14, 1977. Appeal from the Union Circuit Court, Will Tom Wathen, J. Merle C. Clark, Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer Hembree, Lexington, for appellant. J. Quentin Wesley, Wesley […]

KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, Movant, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1102, Respondent, and Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, Respondent. Supreme Court of Kentucky. February 6, 1979. Appeal from the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Galen A. Martin, Thomas A. Ebendorf, Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Louisville, Thomas L. Hogan, Louisville, for movant. […]

136 S.W.2d 773 Jeffords et al. v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 2, 1940. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. Joe L. Price, Judge. Roy G. Garrison and A.Y. Martin for appellants. Hubert Meredith, Attorney General, and William F. Neill, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE FULTON Affirming. The […]

19 S.W.2d 1117 Bentley v. Commonwealth Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided September 27, 1929. Motion for an appeal from Circuit Court, Letcher County. John D.W. Collins for movant. J.W. Cammack, Attorney General, and Samuel B. Kirby, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth. PER CURIAM. Judgment of conviction for violation of section 1256, Ky. […]

80 S.W.2d 573 Williams v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided March 22, 1935. Appeal from Harlan Circuit Court. Page 575 J.L. WILLIAMS for appellant. BAILEY P. WOOTTON, Attorney General, and RAY L. MURPHY, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE PERRY Reversing. In 1933 Isaac Simpson was shot and […]

217 S.W.2d 785 Martin et al. v. Cheek. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 8, 1949. In Court of Appeals. Ben B. Fowler for petitioners. Nelson Rodes and Joe G. Davis for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE LATIMER Issuing writ. On December 4, 1948, a petition signed by the petitioners herein and some […]

Patricia R. SMITH, Appellant, v. Lawrence S. GRAUMAN, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 26, 1954. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 3, 1954. Appeal from the Jefferson Circuit Court, Common Pleas Branch, First Division, Raymond F. Bossmeyer, J. Walter B. Smith, Louisville, for appellant. R.D. McAfee, Albert F. Reutlinger, Louisville, for appellee. […]

Willie FIKE v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. May 24, 1957. Appeal from Circuit Court, Estill County; S.H. Rice, Judge. Earl F. Ashcraft, Ezart F. Ashcraft, Irvine, for appellant. Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. This is a motion for appeal from a […]

Carl Sims PANKEY, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Thomas Leonard POPE and Leonard Daniel Spears, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Verser Joseph SWAITE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. May 12, 1972. As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 6, 1972. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Criminal Branch, […]