COLLINS v. BOARD OF DOUGLAS COUNTY COMM'RS

No. 65,906

249 Kan. 712 (1991)

822 P.2d 1042

RUSSELL HOWARD COLLINS, Appellant, v. DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS; BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS; and WAKARUSA TOWNSHIP, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryson R. Cloon, of Cloon & Bennett, of Overland Park, was on the brief for appellant.

David R. Erickson, Kristopher A. Kuehn, and Jana V. Richards, of Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi, of Overland Park, were on the brief for appellees Douglas County, Kansas, and Board of County Commissioners for Douglas County, Kansas.

Robert W. Fairchild, of Riling, Burkhead, Fairchild & Nitcher, Chartered, of Lawrence, was on the brief for appellee Wakarusa Township.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

This is a tort claims act "failure to warn" personal injury case. The result in the trial court was summary judgment for both defendants.

Russell Howard Collins sued the Board of Douglas County Commissioners (the Board) and Douglas County (County) and Wakarusa Township (Township) for personal injuries resulting from his dive off a low-water bridge.

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