McGinnis v. City of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

These five actions were brought by property owners against the City of Wichita to recover damages sustained to their homes when a concrete street slid and moved toward their property and pressed against it.- The trial court overruled the City’s demurrers to each of the petitions on the grounds they failed to allege a cause of action, and the City has appealed.

Silverdale Court is a paved concrete street in one of the newer additions in Wichita and it curves in a wide arc of approximately 90 degrees from an east and west direction to a north…