Category: Kentucky Court Opinions

Forrest PATRICK et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Appellee. Supreme Court of Kentucky. May 28, 1976. Appeal from the Franklin Circuit Court, Oscar Sammons, Special Judge. Joseph J. Leary, William M. Johnson, Frankfort, for appellants. Allen Prewitt, Jr., Frankfort, for appellee. C. Gibson Downing, Bennett Clark, Stoll, Keenon Park, Lexington, amicus curiae. STERNBERG, […]

Louis LANIER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, FISH AND WILDLIFE DIVISION and Workmen’s Compensation Board, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 19, 1979. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Ballard County, John Bondurant, J. Page 19 Earl T. Osborne, Paducah, for appellant. Jonathan Freed, Boehl, Stopher, Graves Deindoerfer, Paducah, for appellee. Before GANT, HOWERTON and […]

INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO. v. DAWAHARE’S, Inc. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. March 6, 1953. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Letcher County. G.C. Wilson, Hazard, Richard O. Rumer, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant. D.G. Boleyn and E.C. Wooton, Hazard, LeRoy W. Fields, Whitesburg, for appellee. STEWART, Justice. International Shoe Company, hereinafter referred to as “International,” sued […]

Phillip LANHAM, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. No. 2003-SC-0268-MR.Supreme Court of Kentucky. August 25, 2005. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Garrard County, Hunter Daugherty, J. Page 15 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 16 Donna L. Boyce, Appellate Branch […]

166 S.W.2d 295 Board of Education of Taylor County v. Board of Education of City of Campbellsville et al. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. November 27, 1942. Appeal from Taylor Circuit Court. W.H. Spragens, Judge. Page 262 O.B. Bertram, Fred Faulkner and George O. Bertram for appellant. Abel Harding, G.J. Rice and G.C. Harding for […]

Clayton WARNER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Supreme Court of Kentucky. September 22, 1981. Appeal from the Fayette Circuit Court, N. Mitchell Meade, J. Page 23 Kevin G. Henry, Lexington, for appellant. Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., R. Thomas Carter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee. STERNBERG, Justice. Appellant Clayton Warner was indicted by […]

163 S.W.2d 295 Hyden et al. v. Scott-Lees Collegiate Institute. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. June 12, 1942. Appeal from Breathitt Circuit Court. Chester A. Bach, Judge. Hazelrigg Cox and A.H. Patton for appellants. Williams Allen for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE FULTON Affirming. This action was filed by Scott-Lees Collegiate Institute, corporate […]

FINLEY v. COMMONWEALTH. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. June 12, 1953. Appeal from the Whitley Circuit Court. Page 33 T.E. Mahan and Joe Feather, Williamsburg, H.M. Sutton, Corbin, J.B. Johnson, Harlan, and Cleon K. Calvert, Pineville, for appellant. J.D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Zeb. A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. CULLEN, Commissioner. J.L. […]

177 S.W.2d 872 Mitchell’s Adm’x v. Stewart. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. February 4, 1944. Appeal from Bell Circuit Court. J.S. Forester, Judge. Page 539 Cleon K. Calvert and W.L. Hammond for appellant. B.B. Wilson and James M. Gilbert for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE THOMAS Reversing. On and prior to March, 1939, […]

134 S.W.2d 629 Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of the United States v. McCarty’s Committee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 8, 1939. Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court. James F. Bailey, Judge. Wm. Marshall Bullitt, Eugent B. Cochran and Bruce Bullitt for appellant. John Wheeler and Martin O. Wheeler for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY […]

James Scott DENNISON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Nos. 87-CA-2093-MR, 87-CA-2454-MR.Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 9, 1988. Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court April 26, 1989. Appeal from the Jefferson Circuit Court, Ken G. Corey, J. Ronald C. Bakus, Louisville, for appellant. Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth Marshall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, […]

216 S.W.2d 919 Swafford v. Commonwealth. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. January 14, 1949. Appeal from Clay Circuit Court. Ray C. Lewis, Judge. Charles C. Smith for appellant. A.E. Funk, Attorney General, and W. Owen Keller, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE SIMS Affirming. Appellant, Leonard Swafford, was indicted […]

TYLER-COUCH CONST. CO. v. ELMORE. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. January 22, 1954. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Clay County, Ray C. Lewis, J. Wm. A. Hamm, Boyd F. Taylor, Jr., London, for appellant. Roy W. House, Manchester, for appellee. Page 57 STANLEY, Commissioner. The Workmen’s Compensation Board denied compensation to Charlie Elmore, an employee […]

Molly BALDRIDGE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. October 4, 1957. Appeal from Circuit Court, Boyd County; Watt M. Prichard (Catlettsburg, Ky.), Judge. Vernon A. Dinkle, Ashland, for appellant. Jo M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen., William F. Simpson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Motion for an appeal from a […]

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. John R. BROADWAY, Respondent. Supreme Court of Kentucky. No. 99-SC-227-KB. April 22, 1999. Appeal from the Supreme Court, Lambert, C.J. Page 34 So ordered. Jane H. Herrick, Deputy Bar Counsel, Kentucky Bar Association, Frankfort, KY, for complainant. John R. Broadway, Louisville, KY, for respondent. ORDER OF SUSPENSION Respondent, John R. […]

William BUCK, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. No. 2008-SC-000896-DG.Supreme Court of Kentucky. April 22, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Campbell County. Page 662 Samuel N. Potter, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant. Jack Conway, Attorney General, James Coleman Shackelford, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee. […]

198 S.W.2d 203 Hayes v. Blackwell, Judge. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. December 13, 1946. O.W. Jenkins and Hardin H. Herr for petitioner. George S. Clay for respondent Blackwell. OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUDGE THOMAS Dismissing petition. Page 549 This is an original action filed in this court by petitioner, Susie Hayes, against Judge […]

James H. HENDRON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. November 9, 1973. Appeal from Fayette Circuit Court; N. Mitchell Meade, Judge. James H. Hendron, pro se. Ed Hancock, Atty. Gen., G. Edward James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee. Memorandum Opinion of the Court by Commissioner GARDNER, Affirming.[*] [*] Opinion […]

112 S.W.2d 681 Cheek et al. v. Commonwealth ex rel. Harrington, Commonwealth’s Atty. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Decided January 11, 1938. Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court. WHEELER WHEELER for appellants. HUBERT MEREDITH, Attorney General, and J.L. HARRINGTON for appellee. OPINION OF THE COURT BY CREAL, COMMISSIONER Reversing. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, on relation of […]