Legal Opinion

Billings v. City of Wichita

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 12, 1936No. 33,055PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*743The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action against the city of Wichita, for damages resulting from personal injuries due to a fall on an alleged defective sidewalk. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

Defendant first contends the trial court erred in overruling its demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence for the reason plaintiff’s evidence showed she was guilty of contributory negligence.

The pertinent facts disclosed by plaintiff’s evidence were:

The accident occurred on October 16, 1934, at about ten-thirty or eleven o’clock in the morning. It was a bright, clear…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hill v. Southern Kansas Stage Lines Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1936
  2. Keir v. TragerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
  3. Idlett v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. City of Emporia v. SchmidlingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  5. Jordan v. Austin Securities Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1935

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Taggart v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  2. Smith v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1944
  3. Walker v. Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  4. Snyder v. City of ConcordiaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1958
  5. Loftin v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1948

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