WEST v. COLLINS

No. 65,883

251 Kan. 657 (1992)

840 P.2d 435

SYLVIA JANE WEST, Mother and Heir-at-Law of Robert Gust, Deceased, Appellant, v. ROBERT L. COLLINS, Defendant, and HICKS BROTHERS CHEVROLET, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Anderson, Jr., of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Benny J. Harding, of Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan & Chapman, of Overland Park, argued the cause, and Robert E. McRorey and David J. Weimer, of the same firm, were with him on the briefs for appellee Hicks Brothers Chevrolet, Inc.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ABBOTT, J.:

This is an appeal by Sylvia Jane West, the mother and heir-at-law of Robert Gust, deceased, in a wrongful death action. The defendants are Robert L. Collins and Hicks Brothers Chevrolet, Inc. (Hicks Brothers). A car owned by Hicks Brothers and driven by Collins was involved in a one-vehicle accident, which resulted in the death of Gust, a passenger in the car.

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