[Download] "Folkerts v. Kansas Power & Light Co." by Supreme Court of Kansas # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Folkerts v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 07, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This was an action to recover for personal injuries sustained in a collision of two automobiles at a blind rural intersection in Rush County. Judgment was for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed. There is very little, if any, dispute as to the facts. They are briefly summarized: The collision occurred at about 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of two county roads; both were graveled, and approximately 25 feet in width; the north-south road on which the defendant's car was traveling north was elevated slightly above the east-west road on which the plaintiff was traveling west. Weeds and crops were growing at the southeast corner of the intersection, limiting visibility. When the plaintiff was about a quarter of a mile east of the intersection he was traveling 30 to 35 miles per hour. He was familiar with the intersection and knew it to be dangerous and hazardous, and as he approached it, he reduced his speed to ten or fifteen miles per hour. When he was 50 to 60 feet from the intersection he looked to the north and to the south, and could see tall feed and weeds and some of the county road about 40 feet south. When he reached a point ten feet east of the intersection, he observed the defendant's car 100 feet south. Believing he had ample time to cross, he proceeded into the intersection. As his car was leaving the intersection, it was struck in the left rear portion by the defendant's car.