LEE v. CITY OF FORT SCOTT

No. 58,141

238 Kan. 421 (1985)

710 P.2d 689

FRANK JAMES LEE, SR., and MARY VIRGINIA LEE, both as individuals and as co-administrators of the Estate of Frank James Lee, Jr., Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT SCOTT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Short, of Spigarelli, McLane & Short, of Pittsburg, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellants.

Zackery E. Reynolds, of Hudson, Mullies, Hudson & Hudson, of Fort Scott, argued the cause and Leigh C. Hudson, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HERD, J.:

This is a wrongful death action brought by Frank and Mary Lee, the parents of Frank James Lee, Jr. They allege Frank Jr.'s death resulted from injuries suffered when his motorcycle collided with steel cables strung between trees in Gunn Park in the City of Fort Scott.

In the mid-1970's, Fort Scott was faced with a problem of vandalism on a golf course maintained by the the City in Gunn Park. The City...

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