SCHAEFFER v. KANSAS DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

No. 50,393

227 Kan. 509 (1980)

608 P.2d 1309

DOROTHY SCHAEFFER, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, O.D. TURNER, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. Simons, chief attorney, Kansas Department of Transportation, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

David Egan, of Maples and Egan, of Peabody, argued the cause and Edward J. Costello, of Tampa, was with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HOLMES, J.:

The Kansas Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Secretary of Transportation, defendants below, appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Dorothy Schaeffer. Defendants will hereafter be referred to as DOT, the defendant or appellant. Plaintiff recovered a jury verdict for personal injuries received in a three-car collision on U.S. Highway 77-56 near Lincolnville. Plaintiff, pursuant...

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