FRANKFORT VARIETY, INC. v. CITY OF FRANKFORT


552 S.W.2d 653 (1977)

FRANKFORT VARIETY, INC., et al., Appellants. v. CITY OF FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. McCord, William P. Swain, Thomas Watson, Boehl, Stopher, Graves & Deindoerfer, Louisville, for appellants.

William Young, Young & Williams, Allen Prewitt, Jr., Frankfort, for appellee.


STERNBERG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court which granted the City of Frankfort freedom from liability by reason of the cloak of sovereign immunity.

A fire started on the premises in which the variety store was being operated, which is within the city limits of Frankfort. The fire occurred about 9:00 p.m. on April 14, 1973. The Frankfort Fire Department responded and extinguished...

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