BROOKSHIRE v. LAVIGNE


713 S.W.2d 481 (1986)

Frank W. BROOKSHIRE, Appellant, v. Eugene G. LAVIGNE and Mary Lavigne, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hensley, Hensley, Dunn & Ross, Horse Cave, for appellant.

Robert L. Bertram, Bertram & Wilson, Jamestown, Morris Butler, Butler, Butler & Hudson, Greensburg, for appellees.

Before HAYES, C.J., and COMBS and DUNN, JJ.


COMBS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Green Circuit Court, awarding appellees damages in their personal injury action against appellant.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in permitting appellees to recover physician's witness fees as costs in the action. As a general rule, "[f]ees paid by a party to expert witnesses are not recoverable as part of the cost of the action, unless specifically authorized by statute." 20...

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