Legal Opinion · Dissent
Head v. Platte County, Mo.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 15, 1988No. 60,139Published
1DissentMcFarland, J.
I believe that the majority opinion has reached a result that is erroneous and will have far-ranging deleterious consequences.
The majority opinion is summarized in the following excerpt therefrom:
“We believe that, when considering comity, Kansas courts should give primary regard to the rights of its own citizens and persons who are within the protection of this state. To hold that Missouri could not be sued in Kansas would result in granting greater immunity to our sister state than the immunity which our citizens through the legislature have bestowed upon our state government. If Missouri…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Metcalf & Eddy v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Nevada v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ferri v. AckermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Durflinger v. ArtilesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
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