CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. CHAPMAN


413 S.W.2d 74 (1967)

CITY OF LOUISVILLE, etc., Appellants, v. Beverly M. CHAPMAN et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 24, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene H. Alvey, Chester A. Vittitow, Jr., Louisville, for appellants.

Theodore Wurmser, Louisville, for appellees.


HILL, Judge.

Nineteen-year-old Judith Smith was killed February 14, 1963, at the intersection of 22nd and Hill Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, as a result of a collision between the automobile operated by Beverly M. Chapman, in which she was riding, and a police cruiser of the City operated by appellant Charles Mayer. Admittedly Mayer disregarded the red traffic light as he proceeded north on 22nd Street to answer an emergency call. The Chapman car was traveling...

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