CITY LUMBER COMPANY v. BARRETT


327 S.W.2d 402 (1959)

CITY LUMBER COMPANY, Inc., and Ira W. Yeary, Appellants, v. Billy R. BARRETT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin R. Denney, Denney & Landrum, Lexington, for appellants.

Calvert C. Little, London, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a suit to recover damages for a wrongful attachment, and upon submission to a jury, the plaintiff appellee Barrett was awarded approximately $9,500. This type of action is authorized by KRS 411.080. Appellant defendants' principal contention is that they were entitled to a directed verdict. (Since the parties' positions are reversed in the two suits involved, we will refer to the present plaintiff appellee as Barrett and the present defendant...

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