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Flax v. Kansas Turnpike Authority

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 9, 1979No. 49,140PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

Once again the attack upon governmental immunity comes before this court. This time the application of K.S.A. 46-901 to highway defects upon the Kansas turnpike is in question.

Plaintiff filed an action in the district court against the Kansas turnpike authority (KTA) for the wrongful death of her husband and three children as a result of a one car collision on the Kansas turnpike. Plaintiff was driving the family automobile southbound west of the Cassoday exit when her automobile left the road and struck a guardrail. Her husband and three of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. v. BondurantSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  3. Poindexter v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Gregg Dyeing Co. v. QuerySupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  2. In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  3. Guillory v. Port of Houston AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Ryszkiewicz v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  5. Paulson v. County of PierceWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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