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Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness
Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness
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This article provides a survey of Kentucky legal developments in the area of tort law. During the past term the Kentucky Court of Appeals was quite active in the area of torts. The Court considered cases involving battery, nuisance, products liability and negligence. The negligence decisions dealt with a defendant's standard of care, contributory negligence, and last clear chance. Four of these cases have been selected for examination in this article.
Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness
Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness
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This article provides a survey of Kentucky legal developments in the area of tort law. The topics covered in this discussion include: negligence per se, res ipsa loquitur, the legal duty of a land owner, parental liability for the acts of children, the last clear chance doctrine, products liability, private nuisance, and public nuisance.