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Southern States Cooperative v. Stewart

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Sep 16, 1960
338 S.W.2d 395 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960)

Opinion

September 16, 1960.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hardin County, J.W. Hodges, J.

James M. Collier, Elizabethtown, Fred C. Dolt, Louisville, for appellant.

David D. Jarrett and Hobson L. James, Elizabethtown, for appellees.


This is a motion for an appeal from a $1,500 damage award arising out of the alleged maintenance of a nuisance by appellant.

Appellant contends that appellees failed to prove negligence and that the damages are excessive. The condition shown to have been created by appellant constituted a nuisance, in effect resulting in a trespass upon appellees' property, and the issue of negligence was not relevant. See Rogers v. Gibson, 267 Ky. 32, 101 S.W.2d 200.

While damages are difficult of ascertainment in this type of action, the amount allowed by the jury does not strike us as excessive.

The motion for appeal is denied and the judgment stands affirmed.


Summaries of

Southern States Cooperative v. Stewart

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Sep 16, 1960
338 S.W.2d 395 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960)
Case details for

Southern States Cooperative v. Stewart

Case Details

Full title:SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE, Appellant, v. Archie STEWART et al., Appellees

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Sep 16, 1960

Citations

338 S.W.2d 395 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960)