Post Card of Jefferson County Court House.  Louisville, Kentucky.

Post Card of Jefferson County Court House. Louisville, Kentucky.

No motions for discretionary review were granted in January 2015 (no minutes).

Six (6) motions for discretionary review were granted on February 11, 2014.  The link is to the Case Information Page at Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for the Supreme Court.  If there is a COA decision, then a link to the “pdf” of the decision will also be listed.

Two cases involved civil, tort, insurance issues:  Persels & Associates addresses Rule 11 sanctions imposed by trial court for drafter of pleadings NOT signing them and which was affirmed by the COA;  and in Countryway Insurance, the COA appeals held that the underinsured motorist benefits policy (UIM) covering the individual claimant was primary over the UIM policy of the car in which he was in at time of collision.

PERSELS & ASSOCIATES, LLC, ET AL. V. CAPITAL ONE BANK, ETC., ET AL.
2014-SC-000131-DG DAVIESS
COA Opinion
Rule 11 sanctions for national law firm handling Kentucky collection and signing pleadings by attorney actually drafting thenm

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. MIKE DOUGLAS RIEDER
2014-SC-000210-DG FAYETTE
COA Opinion
Witness testimony on issue for trier of fact (eg self-defense)

COUNTRYWAY INSURANCE COMPANY V. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.
2014-SC-000265-DG WARREN
COA Opinion
COA held that injured claimant’s individual UIM policy was primary over that of vehicle.

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. CATON KAMIL JONES
2014-SC-000306-DG FAYETTE
COA Opinion
Commonwealth did not prove Defendant’s actions satisfied the elements of engaging in a criminal syndicate.

JOHN WESLEY BAYS V. KRISTIE D. KIPHART, INDIVIDUALLY
2014-SC-000324-DG KNOX
COA Opinion
Curtesy interest in wife’s life insurance proceeds.

DALLIS ABNEY V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
2014-SC-000445-DG ESTILL
MINTON, C.J.; ABRAMSON, CUNNINGHAM, KELLER, NOBLE, AND VENTERS, JJ., SITTING. ALL CONCUR.
COA Opinion
Criminal Procedure.  Sufficiency of affidavit to support probable cause for search warrant.