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HELTON v. MONTGOMERY

595 S.W.2d 257 (1980)

Garland Joe HELTON and Joe Risner, Appellants, v. Sue Risner MONTGOMERY, Administratrix of the Estate of Manford Montgomery, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified May 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie G. Dunnigan, Johnson, Dunnigan & Martin, Ashland, Clark Pratt, Hindman, for appellants.

Cordell H. Martin, Martin & Martin, Hindman, for appellee.

Before WHITE, LESTER and WILHOIT, JJ.

WHITE, Judge.

This appeal is from a jury award in the Magoffin Circuit Court for a wrongful-death action.

Appellee's nine-year-old son, Manford Montgomery, Jr., was fatally injured when he fell or jumped from the back of appellant Helton's moving pickup truck. Appellants Helton and Risner had been asked by a neighbor, Agnes Salyers, for assistance in starting her automobile. Taking Risner's jumper cables, they drove in Helton's pickup from Risner's to Mrs...

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