Legal Opinion

Bartlett v. Heersche

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 23, 1969No. 45,503PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scheoeder, J.:

This is a wrongful death action brought by the parents of two young boys who drowned in a sand pit within the city limits of Wichita, Kansas. The case was tried to a jury on the theory of attractive nuisance and a verdict returned for the plaintiffs in the total sum of $52,024.02. From the judgment thereon appeal has been duly perfected by the defendants assigning various trial errors.

Among the trial errors asserted, the appellants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict on the theory of attractive nuisance.

The…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Rowell v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  2. Harper v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
  3. Price v. Atchison Water Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1897
  4. Alseike v. MillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
  5. Russell v. Community Hospital Association, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1967

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. City of SawyerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
  2. People v. WileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. McCart v. MuirSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  4. Frevele v. McAloonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  5. Ochampaugh v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1979

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