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WILSON v. WAHL

No. 40,790

182 Kan. 532 (1958)

322 P.2d 804

LIZZIE WILSON, J.R. MAYS, SR., and NAOMI SEVIER, Appellants, MYRTLE BROWN and MILTON BROWN, Plaintiffs, v. EDWARD WAHL, THE CITY OF LYONS, KANSAS, a Municipal Corporation, and BRONCE JACKSON, City Attorney, of the City of Lyons, Kansas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 8, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick Woleslagel and Arthur C. Hodgson, both of Lyons, argued the cause and were on the briefs for the appellants.

Bronce Jackson, of Lyons, argued the cause, and Edward Wahl, of Lyons, was with him on the briefs for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

This case presents a question of professional ethics on the part of an attorney.

On the night of April 24, 1954, a store building in the city of Lyons, owned by Roy and Lulu Avery, was struck by lightning, resulting in an explosion and fire. The Averys brought suit against the city to recover damages, their theory being that the explosion and fire were caused by the presence of natural gas in and...

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