CUMBERLAND QUARRIES v. GIBSON


229 S.W.2d 978 (1950)

312 Ky. 802

CUMBERLAND QUARRIES, Inc. v. GIBSON.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis, Boehl, Viser & Marcus, Louisville, F. D. Curry, Louisville, for appellant.

L. C. Lawrence, Jamestown, J. A. Hicks, Albany, for appellee.


HELM, Justice.

Appellee, Esco Gibson, in an action for personal injuries and damage to his automobile, was awarded a verdict and judgment for $4,000. Appellant, Cumberland Quarries, Inc., appeals, assigning as errors: (1) The court erred in not sustaining appellant's motion for a peremptory instruction; (2) the court erred in admitting incompetent evidence, and (3) the verdict was excessive.

Appellee, in his petition, asked for $8,000 for "mental and physical...

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