Marley v. Lewis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jackson, J.:

Appellee Marley sued appellee Lewis in the court of common pleas of Sedgwick county, alleging that the defendant had run a large truck into the back of plaintiff’s automobile while plaintiff was stopped behind other cars at a stop sign. The truck belonged to the city of Wichita and defendant Lewis was an employee of the city.

It would appear that defendant Lewis defaulted and that on November 30, 1959, plaintiff recovered a judgment in the sum of $1,000 against Lewis. In due time, the judgment was certified from the court of common pleas to…