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CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. HUMPHREY

461 S.W.2d 352 (1970)

CITY OF LOUISVILLE, Appellant, v. Mary W. HUMPHREY, Administratrix of the Estate of Ruel McKinley Humphrey, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene H. Alvey, Director of Law, Richard C. Oldham, Robert C. Moore, Asst. Directors of Law, Louisville, for appellant.

Herman L. Humphrey, Paul L. Humphrey, Humphrey & Humphrey, Louisville, for appellee.

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellee obtained judgment on a verdict for $56,534.34 against appellant for injuries, resulting in the death of her husband, which she claimed he received after his arrest or while he was confined in the city's jail. The city appeals. We reverse. Before stating the facts, we should emphasize the appellee's theory of the case that her husband's fatal injuries were inflicted by one or both of the two arresting officers, or by...

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