BOWERS v. OTTENAD

No. 57,534

240 Kan. 208 (1986)

729 P.2d 1103

BETTY BOWERS, Appellant, v. RICHARD OTTENAD and GERALD D. PETERSEN, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Roe, of Lowe, Terry & Roberts, of Olathe, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Paul Hasty, Jr., of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chtd., of Overland Park, argued the cause, and Jeffrey L. Lauersdorf, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellee Richard Ottenad.

Thomas R. Buchanan, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, of Overland Park, and Timothy M. O'Brien, of the same firm, and Bradley McTavish, of Kansas City, Missouri, were on the briefs for appellee Gerald D. Petersen.

Dan L. Wulz, of Bryan, Lykins, Hejtmanek, Hulsey & Wulz, P.A., of Topeka, was on the brief for Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae.

Marla J. Luckert, of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, of Topeka, was on the brief for Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, amicus curiae.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HOLMES, J.:

This appeal is before the court for review of the unpublished opinion of the Kansas Court of Appeals in Bowers v. Ottenad, No. 57,534, filed March 6, 1986. Betty Bowers filed this action to recover damages for extensive burns sustained in an accident at the home of Richard and Joyce Ottenad. The trial court found as a matter of law that Bowers was a licensee upon the premises and the jury, failing...

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