SWOPE MOTORS v. TABB


313 S.W.2d 592 (1958)

SWOPE MOTORS, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Joan TABB, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. W. Clements, Louisville, J. E. Wise, Elizabethtown, for appellants.

Hatcher & Lewis, J. T. Hatcher, Elizabethtown, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

In this automobile accident case plaintiff's automobile was struck from behind by defendants' truck when she stopped to make a left-hand turn on Main Street in Elizabethtown. The jury awarded her $6,629.96. Defendants contend on this appeal (1) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and (2) the damages are excessive.

According to the evidence for the plaintiff, she was proceeding at 20 miles an hour and...

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