Frost v. Hardin

Supreme Court of Kansas

Frost v. Hardin

577 P.2d 1172, 224 Kan. 12, 1978 Kan. LEXIS 332

CourtSupreme Court of Kansas

DecidedMay 6, 1978

Docket48,518

StatusPublished

Cited by23 cases

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Frost v. Hardin, 577 P.2d 1172, 224 Kan. 12, 1978 Kan. LEXIS 332 (kan 1978).

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The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

This case comes to the court on a Petition for Review. The appeal from the Wyandotte District Court was heard in the Kansas Court of Appeals. Its formal opinion appears in Frost v. Hardin, 1 Kan. App. 2d 464, 571 P.2d 11 (1977). The issue there decided was whether claims by the children of a deceased father in a wrongful death action were barred because the claim of their widowed mother was barred by the statute of limitations. The Court of Appeals concluded the claims of the children were not barred and the judgment of the district court terminating the action should be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.

The question decided was one of first impression in this state and concerned the rights of parties under the Kansas wrongful death act, K.S.A. 60-1901, et seq. At the time this court granted the Petition for Review we noted several inconsistencies in the Kansas wrongful death act and determined that the issue presented would justify further scrutiny by this court. We have fully considered the arguments and briefs of the parties in light of the provisions of the act. We approve and adopt the opinion of the Kansas Court of Appeals as written.

*13 The judgment of the district court is reversed and remanded in accordance with the opinion of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

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The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

This case comes to the court on a Petition for Review. The appeal from the Wyandotte District Court was heard in the Kansas Court of Appeals. Its formal opinion appears in Frost v. Hardin, 1 Kan. App. 2d 464, 571 P.2d 11 (1977). The issue there decided was whether claims by the children of a deceased father in a wrongful death action were barred because the claim of their widowed mother was barred by the statute of limitations. The Court of Appeals concluded the claims of the children were not barred and the judgment of the district court terminating the action should be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.

The question decided was one of first impression in this state and concerned the rights of parties under the Kansas wrongful death act, K.S.A. 60-1901, et seq. At the time this court granted the Petition for Review we noted several inconsistencies in the Kansas wrongful death act and determined that the issue presented would justify further scrutiny by this court. We have fully considered the arguments and briefs of the parties in light of the provisions of the act. We approve and adopt the opinion of the Kansas Court of Appeals as written.

*13 The judgment of the district court is reversed and remanded in accordance with the opinion of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

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