RUEFF v. INVESTOR ASSOC., INC.


571 S.W.2d 93 (1978)

William N. RUEFF, Appellant, v. INVESTOR ASSOCIATES, INC., Individually and/or d/b/a Lake Tower Apartments, 500 Central Bank Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40507, Investor Associates, Inc., Individually and/or d/b/a Lake Tower Apartments, 10 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, Investor Associates, Inc., Individually and/or d/b/a Lake Tower Apartments, 718 Empire Central Building, Dallas, Texas 75247, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred E. Fischer, Stuart N. Pearlman, Louisville, for appellant.

Gregory K. Jenkins, Nolan Carter, Jr., Boehl, Stopher, Graves & Deindoerfer, Lexington, for appellees.

Before GANT, LESTER and VANCE, JJ.


GANT, Judge.

The only question before us is whether a summary judgment was properly granted to defendant in this action because plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

On November 11, 1975, Rueff attended a dinner party at the apartment of a co-worker which was located on the second level of an apartment building. He had never been to this apartment complex before. Rueff arrived while it was still daylight and climbed some steps from the...

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