Sims v. Williamsburg Township
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Franklin district court; Charles A. Smart, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BURCH, J.:
The action was. one to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff resulting from a defective highway. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendant appeals.
The plaintiff was seated in a buggy, driving a single horse eastward toward her home. The highway ran for some distance along the north bank of a creek. The south side of the highway was supported by a stone wall some two hundred feet lpng, varying in height from one to five feet, and by an earth wall extending about one hundred feet further. At the place in controversy the stone wall was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eberhardt v. Glasgow Mutual Telephone Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- City of Ottawa v. GillilandSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- Murray v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1897
- Hari v. Ohio TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1900
- Campbell v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
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- Watson v. Parker TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
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- Samson v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1930
- Ewing v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
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