Daniels v. Kansas Highway Patrol

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

This was an action by parents to recover for the wrongful death of their son (K. S. A. 60-1901).

The narrow question presented is whether the doctrine of immunity from tort liability — heretofore extended to agencies of the state and to municipalities when engaged in governmental functions — is to be abolished.

The trial court adhered to the long established rule of immunity.

Plaintiffs have appealed.

We affirm the judgment.

Highly summarized — the petition alleged this tragic sequence of events.

Plaintiffs’ son, Thomas E. Daniels, a University…