Doran v. Kansas City

The respondents, plaintiffs below, brought this action in two counts to recover damages therein for the death of their two minor sons, respectively, by drowning. The verdict and judg-, ment in each count were in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $3500. Defendant has appealed.

The substance of each count of the petition is. that Brush Creek, a drainage ditch, runs from west to east across a thickly populated portion of Kansas City, Missouri; that its bed is paved with cement throughout most of its course, particularly between Paseo Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue, which concrete ends…