Felty v. City of Lawton

DAVISON, Justice:

Appellants, plaintiffs below, brought an action for wrongful death and damages in the District Court of Comanche County against the City of Lawton and a Lawton police officer, Leon G. Burks, alleging that the negligence of Officer Burks, while acting as an agent of the City, was the proximate cause of the death of their daughter, Jennifer Ann Felty, in an automobile accident. Both the City’s negligence and Officer Burks’ negligence is based upon Officer Burks having left his marked police cruiser unattended with the keys in the ignition and with its motor running, which…