BEECH v. DEERE & CO.


614 S.W.2d 254 (1981)

Edward BEECH, Jr., Appellant, v. DEERE & COMPANY, and Interstate Machinery Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Arthur Rabourn, Stanley M. Chesley, Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert N. Trainor, Covington, for appellant.

James E. Thompson, Burnam & Thompson, P. S. C., Richmond, Rodney S. Bryson, Ware, Bryson, West, Hiltz & Bartlett, Covington, for appellees.

Before McDONALD, REYNOLDS and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


McDONALD, Judge:

The question in this appeal is whether the appellant-plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of several defendants, allegedly joint tortfeasors, operates as a release of the remaining defendants.

The appellant-plaintiff, Edward Beech, Jr., was injured in an accident of a freakish nature, either where a tire had blown out or where the scraper he was operating slipped in loose dirt; regardless, an overturn occurred inflicting serious injuries.

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