PATTERSON v. COWLEY COUNTY

Nos. 114,705, 114,707.

413 P.3d 432 (2018)

Rochelle PATTERSON, Mother and Next Best Friend of Nicolette Patterson, a Minor, and Gavin Patterson, a Minor, Appellant, v. COWLEY COUNTY, Kansas, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and Bolton Township, (Elaine Selenke as Heir-at-Law of Cortney Brewer, Deceased), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery L. Carmichael , of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Charles E. Millsap , of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C., of Wichita, argued the cause, and Lyndon W. Vix , of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for appellee Cowley County, Kansas.

Edward L. Keeley , of McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A., of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellee Bolton Township.

Donald A. McKinney , of Wichita, was on the brief for appellee Elaine Selenke.


This interlocutory appeal arises from wrongful death lawsuits alleging Bolton Township, Cowley County, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) negligently failed to provide adequate traffic-control devices — warnings, signs, or barriers — on a rural road...

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