FELTY v. CITY OF LAWTON

No. 50151.

578 P.2d 757 (1977)

Jennifer Ann FELTY, Deceased, by Michael C. Felty, and Deborah Sue Felty, natural father and mother and next friend, and Michael C. Felty, Individually, Appellants, v. The CITY OF LAWTON, Oklahoma, a Municipal Corporation, and Leon G. Burks, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing May 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton & Hamlin, by Joe W. Hamlin, Lawton, for appellants.

Jack Atkinson, Lawton City Atty., and Walker, Jackman & Livingston, by J. Warren Jackman, Tulsa, for appellees.


DAVISON, Justice:

Appellants, plaintiffs below, brought an action for wrongful death and damages in the District Court of Comanche County against the City of Lawton and a Lawton police officer, Leon G. Burks, alleging that the negligence of Officer Burks, while acting as an agent of the City, was the proximate cause of the death of their daughter, Jennifer Ann Felty, in an automobile accident. Both the City's negligence and...

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