Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr. Supreme Court of Kentucky

Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr.
Supreme Court of Kentucky

The Supreme Court of Kentucky will hear oral arguments on  October 16 and 17, 2013 at the State Capital in Frankfort.

There are two tort, insurance and civil procedure cases set to be heard this week.

On Oct. 16 at 11:00 am: Nissan NA v. Messerly

Products Liability. Defective Design. Issues involve the propriety of summary  judgment for the defense in litigation arising out of a fatal back-up accident in which a child was struck in 2004 by a 2002 SUV designed without a rearview camera or back-up sensor.

Oct. 17 at 9:00 am: Gaither vs. Justice & Public Safety Cabinet

Board of Claims. Immunity. Wrongful Death. Issues include whether state police are immune from a wrongful death claim based on their failure to protect  a confidential informant.

Click here for link for this month’s argument calendar posted at the official pages of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).

Click here for link to table of all monthly calendars at AOC from 2005 to date.

Appellate briefs are posted at the Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Click here).

If the briefs have been filed at NKU at the time of this post, then they are linked here.  If the briefs were not available on line, THEN  Click here and enter the Supreme Court, Month, and year to pull of the results for the briefs filed in the month you need to search (or the link for those “accepted for oral argument.”)

For Kentucky Supreme Court LIVE arguments, click here on date and time of argument.

For calendar with “live” links to the briefs, etc., then select “download” calendar rather than view the the PDF viewer below.

For Official Profile on Chief Justice Minton, then CLICK HERE.

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