KEISWETTER v. STATE

No. 110,610.

373 P.3d 803 (2016)

Ron KEISWETTER, Administrator of the Estate of Helen Keiswetter, Deceased; and Ron Keiswetter, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs-at-law of Helen Keiswetter, Deceased, Appellants, v. STATE of Kansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

April 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dustin L. Van Dyk , of Palmer, Leatherman, White & Girard, LLP, of Topeka, argued the cause, and L.J. Leatherman , of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for appellants.

John Wesley Smith , assistant attorney general, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellee.


This is an action for personal injury and wrongful death brought against the State by Ron Keiswetter, individually and on behalf of the estate and heirs-at-law of his mother Helen Keiswetter. She died from her injuries after a minimum-security inmate escaped from the State's custody, entered...

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