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RENDERED:  MARCH 2, 2007; 2:00 P.M.
TO BE PUBLISHED

MODIFIED:  JUNE 15, 2007; 10:00 A.M.
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Court of Appeals

NO.  2005-CA-002580 -MR
ESTATE OF TONY TURNER, BY & THROUGH APPELLANT ADMINISTRATRIX, GERALDINE TURNER
APPEAL FROM  HARLAN CIRCUIT COURT
v. HONORABLE D. JEFF CHOATE, SENIOR JUDGE ACTION NO.  03-CI-00506
GLOBE INDEMNITY COMPANY APPELLEE
OPINION AFFIRMING ** ** ** ** ** BEFORE: ACREE AND TAYLOR, JUDGES; KNOPF,1 SENIOR JUDGE. ACREE, JUDGE:  The Estate of Tony Turner, by and through its Administrator, Geraldine Turner, brings this appeal from a December 5, 2005, summary judgment of the Harlan Circuit Court dismissing its case against Globe Indemnity Company (Globe).  For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
1 Senior Judge William L. Knopf sitting as Special Judge by assignment of the Chief Justice pursuant to Section 110(5)(b) of the Kentucky Constitution and KRS 21.580.
Prior to his death, Tony Turner (Turner) resided in Harlan, Kentucky, and

was employed as a news anchorman at WYMT-TV (WYMT) in Hazard.  WYMT is owned by Gray Communication System, Inc. (Gray).  It was Turner

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