Lantz v. City of Lawrence

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.;

This is an appeal by Ronald and Margaret Lantz (plaintiffs-appellants) from a summary judgment entered against them dismissing their action against the City of Lawrence and named city employees (defendants-appellees) for negligence and conversion in cutting trees and mowing vegetation on the appellants’ property. The district court found the city and named employees immune from liability under the provisions of the Kansas Tort Claims Act (KTCA). K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 75-6101 et seq.

The case arises out of the enforcement of the City of…