HOSTERMAN v. KANSAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

No. 41,048

183 Kan. 590 (1958)

331 P.2d 323

VERNIE HOSTERMAN, Appellant, v. THE KANSAS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, a body politic and corporate, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 8, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I.T. Richardson, of Emporia, was on the brief for the appellant.

James W. Putnam, of Emporia, argued the cause, and Robert Cowger and Bruce Works, both of Topeka, and Richard Mankin, of Emporia, were with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the Kansas Turnpike Authority, hereafter referred to as defendant, is liable in damages for injuries of a personal nature alleged to have been sustained as a result of its operations in the construction of the turnpike.

The trial court answered the question in the negative, and plaintiff has appealed.

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