Lofland v. Sedgwick County

ScFUFFNER, J.:

Gary L. Lofland, Debra S. Lofland, Lieuana L. Mahaney, Clayton Thurman, and Jan Thurman (Lofland group) appeal from the district court’s order granting Sedgwick County’s (County) motion for summary judgment on the Lofland group’s claims of intentional trespass and nuisance, and from the court’s application of the discretionary function exception to the Kansas Tort Claims Act (KTCA).

The Lofland group were homeowners in the Fairway Meadows development of Sedgwick County, Kansas, and suffered damages to their homes and personal property when the County’s sewage system failed and…