Secrist v. Turley

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in an action growing out of the alleged negligent operation of automobiles resulting in a collision and death.

The chief issue on appeal is whether there remained a genuine issue as to any material fact. With this issue in mind we state the facts which may be gleaned from the pleadings.

On June 21, 1964, at about 12:10 A. M., the defendant, George W. Turley, was driving a 1958 Ford automobile on Langdon Lane about four miles south of Pittsburg in Crawford County, Kansas. Langdon Lane, which was…