BURKETT v. SOUTHERN BELLE DAIRY COMPANY


272 S.W.2d 661 (1954)

Opal BURKETT, as Mother & Next Friend of Brenda Burkett, an Infant Two Years of Age, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN BELLE DAIRY COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 5, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fritz Krueger, Russell Jones, Somerset, Allen Prewitt, Frankfort, for appellant.

Smith & Blackburn, Ben D. Smith, Somerset, for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

Opal Burkett, as next friend of Brenda Burkett, an infant, filed this action against the Southern Belle Dairy Company, seeking damages for an injury the child suffered when the cab door of the company's truck allegedly closed upon the child's right hand, severing the tips of her first and second fingers. The court, after hearing the evidence, sustained the company's motion for a directed verdict, and a judgment was accordingly entered.

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