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BRANCH v. WHITAKER

294 S.W.2d 948 (1956)

Maudie Virginia BRANCH, Adm'x of the Estate of Jack Earl Branch, Deceased, Appellant, v. Jack WHITAKER et al., D/B/A J. Whitaker and Son, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 26, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Shuff, Georgetown, Alvin B. Trigg, Lexington, for appellant.

Bradley & Bradley, Georgetown, for appellees.

STEWART, Judge.

On August 5, 1953, Jack Earl Branch was killed when his car ran into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck on U. S. Highway 25 near Georgetown. Plaintiff, Maudie Virginia Branch, as administratrix, sought in circuit court to recover from defendants, Jack Whitaker and Gene Whitaker d/b/a J. Whitaker and Son, the owners, and Howard Corbin Horn, the driver, $60,000 for the death of Jack Earl Branch, $665 for his funeral expenses, and $2,150 for the destruction...

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