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...
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...
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...
A car accident occurred when an engine cover flew off of a boat that was being towed on the highway. The driver who caused the accident filed a suit against the driver who was towing the boat and the marine company who had recently serviced the boat, alleging that they...
The court held that sellers of horses have a duty to inspect and find defects in horses they are selling. This case led to the creation of repositories at public auctions in Kentucky. Read more ›
...Sales companies have a duty to insure the accuracy of information supplied to buyers. This case was later cited in the adoption of negligent misrepresentation as a cause of action in Kentucky. Read more ›
...North Ridge Farms, Inc. v. Trimble, 37 UCC Rep. Serv.1280 (Ky. App. 1983), aff’d sub nom, Trimble v. North Ridge Farms, 700 S.W.2d 396 (1985); following remand, North Ridge Farm v. Stathatos, 760 S.W.2d 89 (Ky. App. 1988). Syndicator of a stallion took a security interest in a share sold...