Slavenburg v. Bautts

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This action arose out of an automobile accident in Hutchinson, Kansas. Plaintiff recovered a jury verdict and defendant appeals raising one point. He claims the trial court erred in refusing to continue the trial to afford defendant an opportunity to present his medical expert. We agree with defendant and grant a new trial, but limit the new trial to the issue of damages.

Plaintiff was driving a pickup truck north and defendant was driving an automobile south on Monroe Street. As the two parties approached one another at the intersection of…