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LIGHTNER v. FRANK

Nos. 57,563 and 58,330

240 Kan. 21 (1986)

727 P.2d 430

LLOYD LIGHTNER, Next of kin of Jessie Lightner, deceased, and heir at law, and in behalf of himself and in behalf of all of the other heirs at law; et al., Appellants, v. FLOYD FRANK, LINDEN LITWILLER, and THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HASKELL COUNTY, KANSAS, Appellees. LLOYD LIGHTNER, next of kin of Dale Lightner, deceased, and heir at law, and in behalf of himself and in behalf of all of the other heirs at law; et al., Appellants, v. FLOYD FRANK, LINDEN LITWILLER, and THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HASKELL COUNTY, KANSAS, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lelyn J. Braun, of Lelyn J. Braun, Chartered, of Garden City, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellants.

Ken Strobel, of Williams, Larson, Strobel, Estes & Malone, P.A., argued the cause, and B.G. Larson and Terry J. Malone, of the same firm, were on the briefs for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRAGER, J.:

This case involves consolidated appeals in two district court cases filed by the children of a farm couple seeking to recover damages for their wrongful deaths. The case arose out of an automobile collision which occurred at the intersection of two county roads in Haskell County, Kansas, on September 25, 1980. At the time of the collision, Jessie Lightner was driving a pickup truck used in farming operations...

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