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COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. COMPTON

387 S.W.2d 314 (1964)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Claude COMPTON, d/b/a the Claude Compton Lumber Company, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 12, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Wm. A. Lamkin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., C. E. Skidmore, Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, for appellant.

Rose & Short, Beattyville, F. Selby Hurst, Lexington, for appellee.

STEWART, Judge.

On October 11, 1958, Raymond Everidge, an employee of appellee, Claude Compton, d/b/a The Claude Compton Lumber Company, drove a truck owned by appellee onto a bridge of appellant, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways. While the truck was on the structure it collapsed. The bridge, located on Kentucky Highway 52 in Beattyville, Lee County, had signs at each end, posted by appellant, which read: "Load Limit 6 Tons." Appellee's truck had an...

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