GANN v. JOECKEL

No. 71,213

20 Kan. App. 2d 136 (1994)

DEBORAH GANN, as the natural mother and heir-at-law of STEPHANIE L. FROST, deceased, and GREG FROST, as the natural father and heir-at-law of STEPHANIE L. FROST, deceased, Appellees, v. SPENCER JOECKEL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed November 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Boyle, of Payne & Jones, Chartered, of Overland Park, for the appellant.

Gordon M. Rock Jr., of Grimshaw & Rock, Chartered, of Olathe, for the appellee Deborah Gann.

Gary C. Robb, of Robb & Robb, of Kansas City, Missouri, for the appellee Greg Frost.

Before PIERRON, P.J., BRAZIL, J., and DAVID PRAGER, Chief Justice Retired, assigned.


PRAGER, C.J. Retired:

Spencer Joeckel appeals from an adverse jury verdict and judgment entered in a wrongful death action. Joeckel maintains the district court erred in computing the damages owed to plaintiffs by misapplying Kansas comparative fault principles.

The facts in this case are not disputed and are as follows. A vehicular accident occurred on November 11, 1992. Stephanie Frost, a passenger in Joeckel's automobile, was killed as a result of the wreck...

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