Hubert v. Board of Public Utilities

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The appeal is from rulings sustaining demurrers of separate defendants to an amended petition filed by the appellant in which it is alleged that he was severely injured by the explosion of an electrical exhauster caused by the negligence of the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kan. The city was not a party to the action as originally brought but later was named as a necessary party defendant. Two principal questions are involved — Was the board an independent, legal entity which could be sued alone as such? If not, what was the legal…