BEDENBENDER v. WALLS

Nos. 39,622, 39,623

177 Kan. 531 (1955)

280 P.2d 630

CARL BEDENBENDER, Appellant, v. WILLIAM H. WALLS, Appellee. BEULAH BEDENBENDER, Appellant, v. WILLIAM H. WALLS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 5, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Payne H. Ratner, Jr., of Wichita, argued the cause, and Payne H. Ratner, Louise Mattox, Russell Cranmer, Dale B. Stinson, Jr., Carroll F. Pope, Keith Eales, Cliff W. Ratner and William L. Fry, all of Wichita, Robert N. Allen, of Chanute, and Charles F. Forsyth, of Erie, were with him on the briefs for the appellants.

Robert C. Foulston, of Wichita, argued the cause, and George B. Powers, Samuel E. Bartlett, Carl T. Smith, John F. Eberhardt, Stuart R. Carter, Malcolm Miller, Robert N. Partridge and Robert M. Siefkin, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

The question in these consolidated appeals concerns the application of the guest statute, G.S. 1949, 8-122b.

The actions were to recover for personal injuries sustained in a one-automobile collision. Plaintiffs were riding in defendant's automobile, which was being driven by him. The actions were consolidated for trial below. Defendant was not charged with...

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