Combs v. Albert Kahn & Associates, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that plaintiffs injured by asbestos exposure have one year to file their complaint after their claim accrues
• holding the statute of limitations did not toll when plaintiffs knew of the injury but did not find the identity of the tortfeasors until later
• discussing application of discovery rule to cases involving exposure to toxic substances
• “But once an individual realizes that he has been injured by the tortfeasor, his cause of action accrues, even if he does not yet realize the extent of his injury.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Queensway Financial Holdings Ltd. v. Cotton & Allen, P.S.C.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2007-11-01· cited 28×
• RT Vanderbilt Co., Inc. v. Franklin
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2009-02-06· cited 15×
• Cabrera v. JBS USA, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2019-02-08· cited 13×
• Phillips v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2010-12-29· cited 11×
• Hill v. State Farm Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2012-07-06· cited 7×
• Osborn v. Griffin
  E.D. Kentucky· 2014-09-29· cited 7×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1991-04-16· cited 1,300×
• Scifres v. Kraft
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1996-02-02· cited 580×
• Paintsville Hospital Co. v. Rose
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1985-01-17· cited 285×
• Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Cox
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-12-31· cited 115×
• Louisville Trust Co. v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1979-04-10· cited 113×
• Raymond v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1977-02-28· cited 103×
• Davis v. Graviss
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1984-05-31· cited 87×
• Capital Holding Corp. v. Bailey
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1994-03-24· cited 73×
• Wood v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Division of American Home Products
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2002-08-22· cited 52×
• Caudill v. Arnett
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1972-06-09· cited 44×
• McLain v. Dana Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1999-10-15· cited 32×
• Farmers Bank & Trust Co. v. Rice
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1984-05-31· cited 29×
• Reese v. General American Door Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1998-11-25· cited 15×
• Carroll v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2001-03-22· cited 5×