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Commonwealth v. Justice

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Nov 22, 1961
351 S.W.2d 507 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961)

Opinion

November 22, 1961.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Greenup County; Jim Sowards, Judge.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., H.D. Reed, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Lawrence L. Pedley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

J.D. Atkinson, Jr., Greenup, for appellee.


The appeal is from a judgment upholding an award of the Board of Claims granting appellee $6,254 as damages for personal injuries she sustained as a result of appellant's alleged negligence in failing to remove natural accumulations of ice from the highway and in failing to erect signs notifying the public of such condition after appellant had knowledge of it.

This is a companion case to Commonwealth of Kentucky, Dept. of Highways v. Brown, Ky., 346 S.W.2d 24, wherein we specifically held, under identical facts, that the Commonwealth is not liable for injuries sustained as a result of such hazardous conditions of its highways. The decision in that case is determinative of the instant one.

Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Justice

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Nov 22, 1961
351 S.W.2d 507 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Justice

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Fern…

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Nov 22, 1961

Citations

351 S.W.2d 507 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961)

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