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GUMM v. COMBS

302 S.W.2d 616 (1957)

Boyd GUMM, Appellant, v. Rado COMBS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 24, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duff Arnett, Hazard, Emmett Fields, Whitesburg, for appellant.

D. G. Boleyn, Hazard, Cordell Martin, Hindman, for appellee.

CAMMACK, Judge.

Early in the afternoon of December 5, 1953, Calvin Combs, a five year old boy, was playing along the edge of U. S. Highway 15 in front of a church near Breedings Creek in Knott County. He suddenly darted across the road, and was struck while crossing by a car driven by Boyd Gumm. This action was instituted by Rado Combs, father and statutory guardian of Calvin, to recover damages for the boy's injuries and suffering. Gumm pleaded in defense a general...

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