Smith v. Estate of Hall

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

This personal injury action arises out of a motorcycle-automobile collision which occurred at an intersection in the city of Marysville, Kansas, on September 1, 1967. Plaintiff Quentin F. Smith, a high school student, was riding the motorcycle. Vernon O. Hall, driver of the automobile, died of independent causes in 1969, at the age of 65, and this action was initiated in 1970 as a claim against his estate. The matter was transferred to the district court, where a jury returned a plaintiffs verdict for $50,985. Hall’s administratrix appeals.

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