Full Case Name:  Robert H. Folsom v. Barnett

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Country of Origin:  United States Court Name:  Kentucky Court of Appeals Primary Citation:  306 S.W.2d 832 (Ky. 1957) Date of Decision:  Friday, November 1, 1957 Judge Name:  (Per curiam) Jurisdiction Level:  Kentucky Judges:  (Per curiam) Attorneys:  James F. Clay, Danville, for appellant. W. Earl Dean, Harrodsburg, for appellee.
Summary:

Defendant-veterinarian sought appeal of a judgment against him for malpractice resulting from the injury to plaintiff’s thoroughbred colt that resulted in its destruction. The Court of Appeals held that an examination of the record revealed that sufficient evidence was produced to put in issue the question of whether appellant used such skill and attention as may ordinarily be expected of careful and skillful persons in his profession. Thus, the issue was correctly submitted to a jury.

Robert H. Folsom, defendant below, has moved for an appeal from a judgment of the Mercer Circuit Court by which appellee was awarded damages in the sum of $500 for injury to a thoroughbred colt which resulted in its destruction. The injury was alleged to have resulted from malpractice on the part of appellant, a veterinarian.

An examination of the record has revealed that sufficient evidence was produced to put in issue the question of whether appellant used such skill and attention as may ordinarily be expected of careful and skillful persons in his profession.

The issue was correctly submitted to a jury.

The motion for an appeal is overruled and the judgment stands affirmed.

Ky.,1957

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