PETERSON v. FOLEY

2017-SC-000028-DG.

559 S.W.3d 346 (2018)

Nicole PETERSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Peggy McWhorter (Deceased); and Wanda Russell, Guardian and Next Friend of D.M.M. and E.H.M., Minor Children of Peggy Gail McWhorter, Appellants v. Bethany FOLEY; Dennis Grayum Debbie Grayum; Scott Hadley; and Kevin Booth, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS: Corey Ann Finn , Stuart Wade Hampton Yeoman , Louisville, CAUDILL FINN & YEOMAN.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES: Stacey Blankenship , Kristen Nicole Worak , Paducah, KEULER, KELLY, HUTCHINS & BLANKENSHIP.


This case arises from the death of an inmate. The legal issue concerns the duties of jail personnel to protect inmates in their custody. In a split decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the jail personnel. For the foregoing reasons, we affirm...

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