Codell Const. Co. v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1947
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Union Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Mulligan · Hunt-Forbes Construction Co. v. Robinson · North East Coal Co. v. Pickelsimer · Louisville Cemetery Association v. Downs · Garfein v. Stiglitz
Most-quoted passages
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““Appellant contends that its evidence shows its good faith in following out the plans and specifications of its contract with the Highway Department, and negatives the idea of any wanton or reckless acts. It relies on the case of Hunt-Forbes Construction Co. v. Robinson, 227 Ky. 138 , 12 S.W.2d 303 , in which we held, under a different set of facts, that a contractor in the absence of negligence is relieved of liability for injuries resulting from the construction of a highway where the work is done in strict conformity with plans and specifications of the Highway Department. This same defense was presented to us in Johnson v. Kentucky-Virginia Stone Co., 286 Ky. 1 , 149 S.W.2d 496 , wherein it was held that the rule laid down in the Hunt-Forbes case does not apply to this type of action, saying that the rule does not go so far as to hold that a contractor can knowingly destroy or injure property which was not included in the right of way for highway construction(Emphasis added)”
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