CITY OF PINEVILLE v. SELVEY


312 S.W.2d 897 (1958)

CITY OF PINEVILLE, Kentucky, Appellant, v. Jessie SELVEY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 2, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cleon K. Calvert, Pineville, John Hopkins, Hazelrigg & Cox, Frankfort, for appellant.

James C. Helton, Golden, Helton & Golden, Pineville, for appellee.


CAMMACK, Judge.

This action was instituted by the appellee, Jessie Selvey, against the appellant, City of Pineville, to recover damages for personal injuries suffered in a fall alleged to have resulted from the city's negligence in maintaining a defective sidewalk. This motion for an appeal is from a judgment on a jury verdict which awarded the appellee $2,000. We are sustaining the motion and are reversing the judgment because we believe the appellee had assumed...

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