KENTUCKY & WEST VIRGINIA POWER CO. v. LAWSON


240 S.W.2d 843 (1951)

KENTUCKY & WEST VIRGINIA POWER CO. v. LAWSON.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 22, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craft & Stanfill, Hazard, for appellant.

Courtney C. Wells, Hazard, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellee, a pedestrian, recovered a judgment for $3,000 against appellant for personal injuries sustained when a truck, driven by the latter's employee, struck her. The only two grounds we deem it necessary to consider on this appeal are: (1) appellant's right to a directed verdict, and (2) appellee's right to a "last clear chance" instruction.

The accident happened in broad daylight at the northwest corner of High and Jail Streets in Hazard...

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