Hammett v. San Ore Construction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

The all-decisive question involved in this case is whether the plaintiff (Tommy Hammett a/k/a Tommie Hammett), who is imprisoned in the Kansas State Penitentiary for a term less than life, may institute or maintain the instant action against the defendants (San Ore Construction Company Inc., and Jerry Dennison) to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of their negligence.

The salient facts upon which the rights of the parties must stand or fall are not in dispute and will be highly summarized.

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