KENTUCKY-WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY v. BURCHETT


402 S.W.2d 421 (1966)

KENTUCKY-WEST VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY, Appellant, v. Forrest BURCHETT et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Kilmer Combs, Boyle, Bilby, Thompson & Shoenhair, Tucson, Ariz., Paul C. Combs, Prestonsburg, for appellant.

W. W. Burchett, Clifford B. Latta, Prestonsburg, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellant gas company instituted this action against the appellees asserting that the appellees had wrongfully converted natural gas from the gas company's line. Compensatory and punitive damages were sought. Upon trial before a jury a verdict and judgment adverse to the gas company resulted. The gas company presents two assignments of error on this appeal: (1) the trial court erred in refusing an instruction permitting an award for punitive...

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