Kansas City v. Martin

CROSS, Presiding Judge.

This is an action on account wherein plaintiff city seeks to recover of defendant Martin the sum of $3,132.45, with interest, for hospitalization and treatment for nervous and mental disorder at the Psychiatric Receiving Center, a division of General Hospital which is operated by the city. A jury waived trial on stipulated facts resulted in a judgment that plaintiff recover nothing on its petition. Plaintiff appeals.

This case involves the same subject matter which gave rise to a former action in which Martin, as plaintiff, sued and recovered damages from the City of…