Category: Kentucky Court Opinions

70 S.W.2d 1113 WILLIAMS v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided May 1, 1934. Motion for an appeal from the Harlan Circuit Court, from a judgment denying recovery of $464. J.B. SNYDER for movant. WILLIAM SAMPSON, opposed. PER CURIAM. Appeal denied; judgment affirmed. Page 855

5 S.W.2d 901 Smith v. Rose, Judge. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided April 20, 1928. Motion for Exemption from Jury Service. HIRAM H. OWENS for plaintiff. RICHARD S. ROSE for defendant. Page 155 OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE REES Denying motion for exemption from jury service. This is an original proceeding in this […]

Hon. Marc I. ROSEN, Judge, Boyd Circuit Court, Appellant, and Commonwealth of Kentucky (Real Party in Interest), Appellant v. Joseph WATSON, Appellee. No. 2002-SC-0057-MR.Supreme Court of Kentucky. April 24, 2003. Original Action from Court of Appeals, 2001-CA-2630. Page 26 A.B. Chandler, III, Attorney General, Perry T. Ryan, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal […]

10 S.W.2d 1112 Rice v. Kelly. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided November 20, 1928. Appeal from Clay Circuit Court. Page 348 THOS. D. TINSLEY, W.W. RAWLINGS and A.R. BURNAM for appellant. MURRAY L. BROWN for appellee. Page 349 OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE WILLIS Affirming. Martin T. Kelly brought this action in equity […]

DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, Bureau of Health Services and United States Fire Insurance Company, Movants, v. Charlotte M. McQUEEN, Workmen’s Compensation Board and James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, Respondents. Supreme Court of Kentucky. November 21, 1978. On review from Court of Appeals No. 78-CA-162-MR (Pulaski Circuit Court 8394). […]

Kitty SHAWHAN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 3, 1958. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Campbell County, Ray L. Murphy, J. Page 542 Davies Hirschfeld, Newport, for appellant. Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., David B. Sebree, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. BIRD, Judge. Newport police, under the authority of […]

John Earl BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. No. 88-SC-86-MR.Supreme Court of Kentucky. January 19, 1989. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Olga Peers, J. Page 129 Marie Allison, Asst. Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy Frankfort, for appellant. Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., Jill Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee. LAMBERT, […]

John MILLS, Petitioner, v. Hon. Roderick MESSER, Judge, Knox Circuit Court; and Commonwealth of Kentucky (Real Party In Interest), Respondent. No. 2007-SC-000553-OA.Supreme Court of Kentucky. June 19, 2008. Appeal from the Supreme Court, 170 S.W.3d 310. ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS Petitioner, John Mills, seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the Knox Circuit […]

75 S.W.2d 341 Murphy v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided October 12, 1934. Appeal from Boyd Circuit Court. Page 677 A.W. MANN and WAUGH HOWERTON for appellant. BAILEY P. WOOTTON, Attorney General, and H. HAMILTON RICE, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY MORRIS, COMMISSIONER Affirming. The Boyd county grand […]

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, […]