CUMBERLAND COLLEGE v. GAINES


432 S.W.2d 650 (1968)

CUMBERLAND COLLEGE, a Corporation, Appellant, v. Mrs. Inez (Chester) GAINES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. E. Mahan, Williamsburg, Roy E. Tooms, Jr., Brown, Tooms & Helton, London, for appellant.

Garrett G. Teague, Jr., Williamsburg, Robert L. Milby, Hamm, Taylor & Milby, London, for appellee.


SCOTT REED, Special Commissioner.

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the appellee while a student in college. Appellee fell during a physical education class while she was engaged in a game conducted as a part of the class. She sued the appellant-college alleging negligence on its part by reason of the existence of a sticky substance on the floor of the gymnasium which caused her fall.

The trial of the action resulted in a jury verdict in...

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