HALE v. BROWN

No. 97,232.

197 P.3d 438 (2008)

Mary A. HALE, Appellant, v. Judy K. BROWN, Defendant, Jason R. Packard and Topeka Electric Construction, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

December 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Post, of Topeka, argued the cause for appellant.

Gregory S. Young, of Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C., of Wichita, argued the cause for appellees Jason R. Packard and Topeka Electric Construction, Inc.


The opinion of the court was delivered by ROSEN, J.:

This personal injury case comes before the court on review of a decision by the Court of Appeals. The appellant, Mary A. Hale, seeks review of an opinion holding that the proximate cause doctrine bars her tort action against a driver involved in a one-car accident when another car ran into her car after she slowed down at the scene of the one-car accident. We find as a matter of law that, under the facts of this...

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