Judy Taylor v. Lisa Burgess, Jeff Burgess, Eugene Jackson, Kenny
Randolph  Share | Case Citation:  44 S.W.3d 806, 91 A.L.R.5th
749 (Ky. 2001) Year Case Filed:  1995 Jurisdiction Level: 
Kentucky Drafting Attorney:  Katie Marie Brophy   Documents: 
pbuskypldtaylor.pdf pbuskyamctaylor.pdf pbusky2amctaylor.pdf
pbuskyreptaylor.pdf pbuskybrftaylor.pdf pbuskyaprtaylor.pdf
pbuskyaprtaylor2.pdf pbuskyaprtaylor3.pdf pbuskyaprtaylor4.pdf
pbuskypettaylor.pdf pbuskymrvtaylor.pdf  Taylor v. Burgess is an
excellent case to get an idea of the full chronology of a civil
case.  Additionally, it is a landmark case in Kentucky. 
Currently, Kentucky is one of the few states that allows non-
economic damages for the loss of an animal.   Judy Taylor, a
disabled woman, owned two horses.  As her muscular dystrophy
progressed, she became unable to care for her beloved horses. 
Judy placed her horses with a couple who promised to care for
them in exchange for the opportunity to ride them (common in the
horse trade).  The couple immedia