Mayer v. Harris

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This is an appeal from summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Edgar Alvin Harris in a personal injury case.

The accident giving rise to this lawsuit took place on October 23, 1974, in Wyandotte County. Plaintiffs were Missouri residents. They had rented an automobile in Missouri and were driving it in Kansas City, Kansas, when it was struck by defendant. Defendant, a Florida resident, was also driving a car rented in Missouri.

As a result of the accident plaintiffs received injuries and were taken by ambulance to a hospital. Neither…