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DARLINGTON v. OWEN COUNTY RURAL ELEC. COOP. CORP.

299 S.W.2d 599 (1956)

J. A. DARLINGTON et al., Appellants, v. OWEN COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton, Benton, Luedeke & Rhoads, Newport, Wm. P. McEvoy, Burlington, for appellants.

Vest & Vest, Walton, Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for appellee.

SIMS, Judge.

The parties to this appeal will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court, plaintiffs and defendant. The petition avers defendant by the negligent installation and operation of its electric meter and wires caused a house and its contents owned by plaintiffs to be destroyed by fire, for which they sought to recover $20,125 compensatory damages, and $20,000 punitive damages by reason of defendant's wanton...

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