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Paternal Custody Of The Young Child Under The Kentucky No-Fault Divorce Act, David A. Bratt Jan 1977

Paternal Custody Of The Young Child Under The Kentucky No-Fault Divorce Act, David A. Bratt

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Products Liability In Kentucky: The Doctrinal Dilemma, Kathleen F. Brickey Jan 1977

Products Liability In Kentucky: The Doctrinal Dilemma, Kathleen F. Brickey

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Doe V. Commonwealth's Attorney: A Set-Back For The Right Of Privacy, Tim O'Neill Jan 1977

Doe V. Commonwealth's Attorney: A Set-Back For The Right Of Privacy, Tim O'Neill

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Challenge To Historic Preservation In Kentucky, Dale Deborah Brodkey Jan 1977

A Challenge To Historic Preservation In Kentucky, Dale Deborah Brodkey

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Employe Defense Act: Wearing Down Sovereign Immunity, Peggy S. Foraker Horner Jan 1977

The Employe Defense Act: Wearing Down Sovereign Immunity, Peggy S. Foraker Horner

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Due Process And The Parole Release Decision, Donna Chu Jan 1977

Due Process And The Parole Release Decision, Donna Chu

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Keeping Kidnapping In Its Place: When Does The Kentucky Exemption Apply?, Anne Adams Chesnut Jan 1977

Keeping Kidnapping In Its Place: When Does The Kentucky Exemption Apply?, Anne Adams Chesnut

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness Jan 1977

Kentucky Law Survey: Torts, Richard C. Ausness

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This issue of the Survey of Kentucky tort law includes recent decisions on false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and products liability. The first case, Consolidated Sales Co. v. Malone, held that Kentucky's shoplifter detention statute authorized a personal search of suspected shoplifters by store personnel. In the second case, Eigelbach v. Watts, the Kentucky Supreme Court adhered to its longstanding rule that physical impact was essential to an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Finally, in the third decision, McMichael v. American Red Cross, the Court, utilizing the Restatement's “unavoidably unsafe” rationale, refused to impose …


Kentucky Law Survey: Commercial Law And Consumer Credit, Harold R. Weinberg Jan 1977

Kentucky Law Survey: Commercial Law And Consumer Credit, Harold R. Weinberg

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This article is a survey of commercial law and consumer credit in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The most significant development during the past survey year was the demise of the holder in due course doctrine and other related doctrines which insulated creditors financing consumer sales from consumer claims and defenses. As a result of this development, consumers will now be able to assert claims or defenses arising out of the sale financed against the financer under certain circumstances. Other developments also surveyed herein relate to the Uniform Commercial Code statutes of frauds and prejudgment creditors’ remedies.