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ROOKS v. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

574 S.W.2d 923 (1978)

Trannie Alice ROOKS, Administratrix of the Estate of Arvin Rooks, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Haddad, Jr., James A. Grider, Louisville, for appellant.

Robert F. Matthews, John H. Stites, III, Greenebaum, Doll, Matthews & Boone, Louisville, for appellee.

Before GANT, HOWARD and HOWERTON, JJ.

GANT, Judge.

Appellant/plaintiff appeals from an order of summary judgment dismissing the University of Louisville as a defendant in her negligence suit. The dismissal was based on the position that as a "state institution" the University of Louisville was protected from the suit by sovereign immunity. The sole issue in this case revolves on the availability of such protection to the University of Louisville under Section 231 of the state constitution and KRS 44.070...

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