Legal Opinion
Kearney v. Kansas Public Service Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 10, 1983No. 54,224PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Holmes, J.:
Kearney, et al v. Kansas Public Service Company, Inc., et al, case No. 54,224, (hereinafter referred to as Kearney or the Kearney case), and the ten cases consolidated with it in this appeal, grew out of a natural gas explosion which occurred in Lawrence, Kansas, in the early morning hours of December 15, 1977. The explosion claimed two lives and caused serious personal injuries along with extensive property damage. Fourteen separate lawsuits were filed by various plaintiffs against the Kansas Public Service Company, Inc. (KPS), E. I. du…
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