JOHNSON v. GAINES


313 S.W.2d 408 (1958)

Ben J. JOHNSON, Statutory Guardian For Chester Davis Dickerson, An Infant Six Years of Age, Appellant, v. Curtis L. GAINES et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 16, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Leibson, Louisville, for appellant.

A. Shelby Winstead, McElwain, Dinning, Clarke & Winstead, Louisville, for appellees.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

Chester Davis Dickerson, five years of age, was struck and injured by a taxicab driven by Curtis L. Gaines, an employee of the Louisville Taxicab & Transfer Company. This action was instituted by the child's statutory guardian to recover damages against the owner and the operator of the taxicab. On the trial of the case, the jury found for the defendants. For reversal, it is urged that the court erred: (1) In instructing the jury; and (2...

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