Thompson v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

Appellants are the owners and tenants of a tract of real estate in Johnson County, Kansas. On February 10, 1969, appellee, a Missouri corporation, filed a petition in the District Court in Johnson County, Kansas, seeking to condemn a right of way across appellants’ land. On February 20, 1969, appellants appeared before the district court and presented an answer and motion for more definite statement. Counsel for appellants urged to the court that the petition must be plead factually and may not be simply a notice pleading. Counsel for…