Todd v. Kaw Valley Drainage District
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Wyandotte district court, division No. 2; Frank D. Hutchings, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
William M. Todd sued the Kaw Valley Drainage District alleging that while working as a deck hand on a dredge-boat used by it in cleaning out the channel of the Kansas river he was injured as the result of the negligent conduct of the foreman. A demurrer to his evidence was sustained, and he appeals.
The sole question presented is whether a drainage district organized under the Kansas statute by the board of county commissioners, upon the petition of two-fifths of the resident taxpayers, is liable for the negligent acts of its agents while…
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