Kirsch v. Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co., Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is a negligence action brought by an architect against a general contractor and a subcontractor for personal injury sustained on a construction job. Following presentation of plaintiff’s evidence before a jury the trial court sustained both defendants’ motions for directed verdict and for involuntary dismissal. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s evidence revealed the following:

Plaintiff, an architect with about fifteen years’ experience, was a partner in an architectural firm which had been employed by the Catholic Diocese of Wichita to…