TERRY v. TIMBERLAKE


348 S.W.2d 919 (1961)

J. W. TERRY et al., Appellants, v. Kate TIMBERLAKE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamm, Taylor & Milby, London, for appellants.

Calvert C. Little, London, for appellee.


MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Kate Timberlake recovered judgment in the sum of $6,000 for injuries sustained in a fall on the premises of J. W. Terry and his wife. On appeal, appellants contend that the appellee was a licensee and that she was guilty of contributory negligence or assumed the risk as a matter of law. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is also questioned.

On the morning of August 16, 1958, appellee, then sixty-five years of age, fell...

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