Legal Opinion

Robertson v. City of Topeka

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 8, 1982No. 53,613PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

Plaintiff William F. Robertson appeals from a judgment dismissing a negligence action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. K.S.A. 60-212(h)(6). Robertson sued the City of Topeka and three officers of the Topeka Police Department for damages sustained to real property he owns in the City of Topeka. He alleges the officers negligently failed to evict a trespasser from the property. The discretionary function exception in the Kansas Tort Claims Act, K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 75-6101 et seq., is implicated.

Whether…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Johnson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Alex Carl Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Kansas State Bank & Trust Co. v. Specialized Transportation Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  2. Durflinger v. ArtilesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
  3. Wallace v. Ohio Dept. of CommerceOhio Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Hopkins v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
  5. Nero v. Kansas State UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1993

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