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BRITTAIN v. WICHITA FORWARDING CO.

No. 37,685

168 Kan. 145 (1949)

211 P.2d 77

RUTH BRITTAIN, Appellee, v. WICHITA FORWARDING COMPANY, ED MORAN, EARL WILLIAMS and THE NATIONAL MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 12, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I.H. Stearns, of Wichita, argued the cause, and E.P. Villepigue, of Wichita, was with him on the briefs for the appellants.

Myron S. Steere, of Ottawa, argued the cause, and Eugene G. Coombs, Paul V. Smith, and Douglas E. Shay, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WEDELL, J.:

This was an action by Ruth Brittain, a widow, to recover damages for herself and minor children resulting from the alleged wrongful death of her husband in a collision of motor vehicles. The plaintiff prevailed and defendants have appealed.

The defendants were Earl Williams, owner of the semitrailer truck involved; Wichita Forwarding Company, a corporation, the lessee and operator of the truck,...

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