COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. MAIDEN


411 S.W.2d 312 (1966)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Mary MAIDEN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing February 17, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., H. C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Eugene H. Clark, Dept. of Highways, Paul L. Madden, Manchester, for appellant.

Watson & Watson, Middlesboro, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Mary Maiden, a woman 62 years of age, fell and sustained injuries when she stepped into a hole or depression in Cumberland Avenue in the City of Middlesboro, a street which the Department of Highways had taken over and agreed to maintain as a part of the state road system. Mrs. Maiden's claim for damages, filed with the Board of Claims, was rejected by the board on the ground that the Department of Highways was not negligent in failing to discover...

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