Legal Opinion
Samsel v. Wheeler Transport Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 21, 1990No. 62,983PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
Chief Judge Earl E. O’Connor of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas has certified the following question for resolution pursuant to K.S.A. 60-3201: Does K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-19a01 violate the Kansas Constitution, including §§ 5 and 18 of the Kansas Bill of Rights?
The majority of our legislature voted to limit the traditional role of the jury to determine the monetary value for loss of the *338quality of life in Kansas by setting a limit on the recovery of noneconomic damages. The majority of this court recognizes that…
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- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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