KNIGHT v. NEODESHA POLICE DEPT.

No. 50,765

5 Kan. App. 2d 472 (1980)

620 P.2d 837

HARLYN P. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. NEODESHA, KANSAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlyn P. Knight, of Neodesha, appellant pro se.

Albert Poznik, of Neodesha, for appellee Neodesha, Kansas, Police Department and, unless otherwise noted, in their official capacity only for appellees Thomas H. Prunier, chief of police, Bobby L. Olive, policeman; Robert C. Ramey, policeman; Forest Tincknell, policeman; Ray Anderson, policeman and individual; John F. Fenner, police judge and individual; Albert Poznik, city attorney and individual; Mrs. Albert (Bernice I.) Poznik, individual; Richard Thrasher, Neodesha city commissioner; Harry L. Allen, Neodesha city commissioner and individual; Dr. Charles A. Koger, Neodesha mayor; and Jerry Goodwin, policeman and individual.

David K. Clark, of Fredonia, for appellees Mrs. Thomas H. (Carol) Prunier, Bobby L. Olive, Robert Ramey, Harry Bisnett, Forest Tincknell, Richard Thrasher and Dr. Charles A. Koger.

Richard L. Helms, of Jones & Dearth, Chartered, of Parsons, for appellee Laurel McClellan, Wilson county attorney.

Thomas A. DeVore and Jack L. Lively, of Hall, Levy, Lively & Viets, of Coffeyville, and Richard G. Oliver, of Neodesha, for appellees Lawrence H. Tucker and Shari B. Tucker, d/b/a Neodesha Daily Sun newspaper.

William D. Biles and Janet A. Chubb, assistant attorneys general, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for appellees Curt T. Schneider, William Albott, Ronald M. Klingenberg and Buddy Handshy.

Before ABBOTT, P.J., REES and PARKS, JJ.


ABBOTT, J.:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Harlyn P. Knight, from a judgment dismissing his lawsuit against all defendants for failure to state any claims on which relief may be granted. K.S.A. 60-212(b)(6). Knight sued most of the twenty-one named individuals both in their individual and official capacities and named the Neodesha City Police Department and the Neodesha Daily Sun newspaper as defendants.

The petition alleges a number of incidents...

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