GRANTHAM v. CITY OF TOPEKA

No. 44,368

196 Kan. 393 (1966)

411 P.2d 634

BEULAH E. GRANTHAM, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, Appellee, GLENDA HUNTSMAN, a Minor, and GEORGE STANLEY.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin D. Smith, of Topeka, argued the cause, and David H. Fisher, Donald Patterson, C.K. Sayler, and Jack L. Summers, of Topeka, were with him on the brief for appellant.

Donald S. Simons, Assistant City Attorney, of Topeka, argued the cause, and John W. Lewis, City Attorney, Gary A. Savaiano, William B. McCormick and William L. Harris, Jr., of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FATZER, J.:

The point at issue in this appeal is whether a knocked down or bent over stationary stop and one-way street sign, installed by the city in the street at the intersection of two designated one-way through streets, constitutes a street defect under Kansas law. For reasons hereafter stated, we hold that it does.

The plaintiff, Beulah E. Grantham, commenced this action against the city of Topeka and...

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