Graham v. Loper Electric Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in a wrongful death action. The issues presented for review require a rather detailed statement of the facts.

The defendant, I. D. Barber, was the owner of certain real property located in the 9400 block on West Central Avenue in the city of Wichita, Kansas. About February 25, 1959, he started building a shopping center at the location. He subcontracted various portions of the work including a contract with the Loper Electric Company, Inc., for all of the electrical wiring and the setting of a…