Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Unified Gov't of Wyandotte County
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided September 12, 2003No. 89,213PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beier, J.:
Shirley Lopez was injured in a one-vehicle accident on a Kansas City road that had become icy when a watermain broke. Lopez appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas (County), and the Board of Public Utilities of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas (BPU).
Lopez was injured while driving to work on Parallel Parkway shortly after 6 a.m. She was staying within the posted speed limit, when she saw standing water in the roadway and applied her brakes. As her car slowed, it began to spin.…
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- GT, Kansas, L.L.C. v. Riley County Register of DeedsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- Mitchell v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- Jarboe v. Board of Sedgwick County Comm'rsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
- Moran v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999
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3Cited by3 opinions
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