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KIRK v. BEACHNER CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

No. 47,269

214 Kan. 733 (1974)

522 P.2d 176

KATHERINE A. KIRK, nee KATHERINE A. BACHMAN, Appellee, v. BEACHNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.L. White, of Pittsburg, argued the cause, and J. Curtis Nettels, also of Pittsburg, was with him on the brief for the appellant.

E.L. Kinch, of Ratner, Mattox, Ratner, Ratner & Barnes, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Murvyl M. Sullinger, of Pittsburg, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FONTRON, J.:

This action arises out of a peculiar accident occurring August 26, 1971, on a bridge in Labette County. In her petition the plaintiff, Katherine A. Kirk, nee Bachman, seeks to recover damages in the amount of $50,000 for personal injuries. The jury, in its wisdom, returned a verdict for $45,000. The defendant, Beachner Construction Company, Inc., sometimes referred to as Beachner, has appealed.

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