Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) March 5, 1940 (Morton's Adm'r v. Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Co.)

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

This is a suit for damages for the death of Douglas R. Morton. The appeal is from a judgment for the defendant on a directed verdict.

The decedent was an employee of the State Highway Commission, engaged in painting and repairing a bridge across Rolling Pork of Salt River, between Nelson and Larue Counties, when he was killed on May 8, 1936.