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FISHER EQUIPMENT COMPANY v. WEST

365 S.W.2d 319 (1962)

FISHER EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Inc., Appellant, v. Mildred H. WEST, Administratrix of the Estate of Carl J. West, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Hobson, Fielden Woodward, John P. Sandidge, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Louisville, for appellant.

Arthur W. Grafton, Edgar A. Zingman, H. Wendell Cherry, Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss, Louisville, Harry B. Miller, Jr., Robin Griffin, Miller, Griffin, Marks & Stephens, Lexington, for appellee.

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellee, Mildred West, as administratrix, recovered a verdict and judgment of $125,708 for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Carl West, due to the negligence of a crane operator employed by appellant, Fisher Equipment Company. As grounds for reversal appellant urges that: (1) Appellee is barred from recovering damages for her husband's death because he was contributory negligent as a matter of law; (2) appellant is not liable for the...

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