Perry Ex Rel. Perry v. S. H. Kress & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

Plaintiff Steve Perry, a minor, by his father J. C. Perry, as next friend and natural guardian, brought this action in the district court of Montgomery County against the defendants, S. H. Kress and Company, a corporation, and W. R. Lowe, the manager of its retail store at Independence, Kansas, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by such minor by reason of certain acts and conduct on the part of the corporation’s manager and employees, while acting within the scope of their employment, at a time when the plaintiff was within…