Keith v. Schiefen-Stockham Insurance Agency, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Plaintiffs-appellants appeal from a judgment of the trial court sustaining a motion of defendants-appellees to dismiss on the ground the petition failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. (K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 60-212 [b] [6]). The trial court did not specify the reasons for its ruling.

This litigation stems from the tragic deaths of Lionel D. Otta and Walter R. Buehler who were killed on the Kansas Turnpike when the truck they were operating struck a bridge abutment near Wichita. Plaintiffs are the surviving spouses and minor…