LETCHER v. DERRICOTT

No. 43,152

191 Kan. 596 (1963)

383 P.2d 533

CATHERINE LETCHER, Appellee, v. RICHARD RUBIN DERRICOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 10, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Milton Sullivant, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and Lewis C. Smith, Gerald L. Rushfelt, Clifford T. Mueller, John R. Oliver, and William L. Roberts, all of Kansas City, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Charles S. Schnider and Joseph P. Jenkins, both of Kansas City, argued the cause, and Joseph Cohen, John E. Shamberg, Norma Braly, Barton P. Cohen, Jacob F. May, Jr., and Frederick K. Cross, all of Kansas City, were with them on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HATCHER, C.:

This is an action for damages as the result of personal injuries suffered by a pedestrian when struck by an automobile.

The action was instituted by Mrs. Catherine Letcher, as plaintiff, against Richard Rubin Derricott, the owner and driver of an automobile which struck plaintiff as she was attempting to cross a street.

The petition alleges in substance that while the plaintiff was crossing...

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