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BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY v. BUSH

342 S.W.2d 694 (1961)

BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Franklin D. BUSH, by his Guardian, James Bush, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 3, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Logan E. Patterson, Pineville, for appellant.

Don A. Ward, S. M. Ward, Hazard, for appellee.

PALMORE, Judge.

Franklin D. Bush, 14 years of age, sustained severe injuries through contacting live wires of a power line maintained by Blue Diamond Coal Company. In this appeal by the company from a judgment entered on a verdict awarding him $15,000 in damages the only question submitted for review is whether the boy was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

The company maintains an electric power station adjacent to its coal mine at Blue Diamond...

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