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SPEER v. CITY OF DODGE CITY

No. 52,271

6 Kan. App. 2d 798 (1981)

636 P.2d 178

KENNETH I. SPEER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF DODGE CITY, KANSAS, a municipal corporation, and JAMES KEMPER, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Myers, of Dodge City, for appellant City of Dodge City.

David H. Snapp and Harry A. Waite, of Dodge City, for appellant James Kemper.

David L. Patton, of Patton & Kerbs, of Dodge City, for the appellee.

Before FOTH, C.J., ABBOTT and PARKS, JJ.

PARKS, J.:

Plaintiff Kenneth I. Speer brought this action to recover damages for conversion of personal property. The trial court entered judgment for $16,641 actual damages and $1,500 punitive damages against defendant City of Dodge City and $555 actual damages against defendant James Kemper. Both defendants appeal.

In May 1978, the governing body of Dodge City sought to clean up a vacant lot owned by Everett Kemper and his son, James. The City passed a resolution...

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