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KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY v. HOWARD

296 S.W.2d 463 (1956)

KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY (Formerly Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co., Inc.), Appellant, v. Ada HOWARD et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 7, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis W. Reeves, Hazard, Clifford E. Smith, Elmer G. Davis, Jr., Smith, Reed & Leary, Frankfort, for appellant.

W. M. Melton, Hazard, Bert T. Combs, C. Kilmer Combs, Prestonsburg, for appellees.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Upon a jury verdict, Ada and Burley Howard recovered judgment against the Kentucky Power Company, in the amount of $6,000, for destruction by fire of the Howards' dwelling house and contents and damage to their outbuildings and trees. Appealing, the power company maintains it was entitled to a directed verdict, on the ground there was insufficient proof of negligence and causation.

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