ADAMSON v. BICKNELL

No. 99,503.

287 P.3d 274 (2012)

Tammy J. ADAMSON, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Kody J. BICKNELL, Appellee/Cross-appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

October 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick C. Smith , of Loy Law Firm, L.L.C., of Pittsburg, argued the cause, and Kurtis I. Loy , of the same firm, was on the briefs for appellant/cross-appellee.

Kevin M. McMaster , of McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A. of Wichita, argued the cause, and Jennifer M. Hill , of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for appellee/cross-appellant.


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

Kody Bicknell seeks our review of a Court of Appeals decision permitting Tammy Adamson to pursue punitive damages in her lawsuit against him after Bicknell rear-ended Adamson's vehicle at a train crossing. The punitive damages claim was based, in part, on Bicknell's positive screening in a postcollision test for marijuana and cocaine, on his admission that he was smoking marijuana approximately 4 hours before the...

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