Orr v. Versailles-Midway-Woodford County Board of Adjustment (No. 2001-CA-000341-MR, Court of Appeals 2002)
Representatives of a local neighborhood association and the Huntertown Road Alliance (HRA) opposed a plan that had been submitted to the Woodford County Zoning Administrator to build a car dealership. The zoning in the area where the dealership was to be built had remained unchanged for more than twenty-five years and the proposed dealership was […]
Expert Valuation Testimony in Equine Cases (Getting Your Horse (Expert) through the Gate)
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Mack v. Lochmere Dev. Corp. (No. 1998-CA-002892-MR, Court of Appeals 2000)
A couple living in the Andover Hills Subdivision submitted an application to the neighborhood association and the developer for a fence they wanted to build on their lot. All of the lots are subject to deed restrictions and covenants, and all proposed fences must first be approved the developer. The couple’s application was rejected because […]
Dimario v. Coppola
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Rose v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Gov’t (No. 97-CI-000018, Fayette Circuit Court)
The County Planning Commission and the County Council planned a comprehensive rezoning scheme for the development of a large tract of land on the outskirts of town. A large segment of the community was opposed to the plan, and after a suit was filed against the Commission it entered into an agreed judgment to update […]
When is the Trainer an Agent?
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Anderson v. Tiger (No. 96-CA-1914-MR, Court of Appeals, 1997)
In a completely separate suit, MGM represented a plaintiff who was awarded a judgment and order of sale of the defendant’s property to satisfy a judgment for money. By mistake, the court’s judgment had a numeral of the property address listed incorrectly which resulted in the address of the neighboring property being listed instead. The […]
Griffith v. Paul Miller Ford-Mazda-Isuzu, Inc. (No. 96-CA-000639-MR, Court of Appeals 1997)
Ford Motor Company sponsored a program where certain Ford models were eligible to be repainted free of charge. The owner of a Ford truck decided to participate in the program and delivered his truck to a prominent Lexington Ford dealership to be repainted. When the truck was returned the owner was dissatisfied with the result […]
Lewis v. Wiseman Homes Inc. (No. 94-CI-1995, Fayette Circuit Court 1996)
A homebuyer of a newly constructed home alleged construction defects within the first year of moving into the home. After numerous unsuccessful efforts by the builder to fully satisfy the long punch list of demands of the homebuyer, the homebuyer simultaneously sued the builder in circuit court and also initiated a separate arbitration proceeding arising […]
Thomas v. Hodge, 897 FSupp 980 (USDC WDKY 1995)
Saddlehorse owners from California pursued claims for an accounting and breaches of fiduciary duty against their Kentucky-based agent who boarded, trained and showed their saddlebred horses. The United States District Court at Louisville ruled on a pretrial motion for an accounting and held that the agent was not required to account for expenses accrued when […]