HADLEY v. SECURITY ELEVATOR CO.

No. 39,068

175 Kan. 395 (1953)

264 P.2d 1076

JAMES HADLEY, Appellee, v. SECURITY ELEVATOR COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 12, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Patterson, of Wichita, argued the cause, and John W. Graue, of Greensburg, and A.W. Hershberger, Richard Jones, William P. Thompson, H.E. Jones and Jerome E. Jones, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Clarence N. Holeman, of Wichita, argued the cause and W.A. Kahrs, Robert H. Nelson and Wilbur D. Geeding, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SMITH, J.:

This was an action for wrongful death. Judgment was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

After the description of the parties, the petition alleged that plaintiff was the only surviving parent and sole heir at law of Norval Hadley, who was fatally injured in defendant's elevator, and no administration had been had of the estate; that on June 12, 1951, Norval was about thirteen years old and in good...

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