BROWN v. KEILL

No. 48,686

224 Kan. 195 (1978)

580 P.2d 867

BRITT BROWN, Appellant, v. PATRICIA L. KEILL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Vasos, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and George D. McCarthy, of Wichita, was on the brief for the appellant.

Otto J. Koerner and Randall Elam, both of Koerner and Elam, of Wichita, argued the cause and were on the brief for the appellee.

Edward M. Boyle, of Olatne, was on the brief for the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, Amicus Curiae.

Donald W. Vasos, of Kansas City, and Jerry R. Palmer, of Topeka, were on the briefs for the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

This appeal is from a judgment for damage to plaintiff's automobile resulting from a two car collision. The primary issues raised on appeal require a construction of the provisions of K.S.A. 60-258a, commonly referred to as the Kansas comparative negligence statute.

The plaintiff-appellant, Britt Brown, owned a Jaguar roadster. His son, Britt M. Brown, was the permissive driver of appellant's Jaguar...

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