Legal Opinion

Conwill v. Fairmount Creamery Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 28, 1933No. 30,913PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the evidence adduced by plaintiff to sustain his cause of action against defendant for injuries sustained when plaintiff’s automobile collided with the rear end of defendant’s truck which was stalled on a public highway after dark and without lights.

The principal defense was contributory negligence which, according to the opinion of the trial court, was so conclusively established that it took the case from the jury; and this is the error complained of in this appeal.

The evidence was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jones v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1929
  2. Haines v. CarrollSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
  3. McCoy v. Pittsburg Boiler & Machine Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1927
  4. Witte v. HutchinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
  5. Womochil v. List & Clark Construction Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Central Surety & Ins. Corporation v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
  2. Goodman v. WisbySupreme Court of Kansas · 1940
  3. Towell v. StaleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1946
  4. Drennan v. Pennsylvania Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  5. Watson v. Travelers Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1937

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