Lessley v. Kansas Power & Light Co.

Decided May 12, 1951. William A. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

231 P.2d 239 · Cited 54 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Waterbury v. Riss & Company · 219 P.2d 673
• Truhlicka v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 162 Kan. 535
• Hoffman v. Cudahy Packing Co. · 161 Kan. 345
• Lehman v. Grace Oil Co. · 151 Kan. 145
• Nelson v. Schippel · 143 Kan. 546
• Bailey v. Mosby Hotel Co. · 160 Kan. 258
• Chamberlain v. Bowersock Mills & Power Co. · 150 Kan. 934
• Gibson v. Bodley · 156 Kan. 338
• Smith v. City of Emporia · 168 Kan. 187
• Giltner v. Stephens · 163 Kan. 37
• Murphy v. I. C. U. Construction Co. · 158 Kan. 541
• Estes v. J. A. Tobin Construction Co. · 159 Kan. 322
• Swift v. Kelso Feed Co. · 161 Kan. 383
• Howell v. Flora · 155 Kan. 640
• Schlemeyer v. Mellencamp · 159 Kan. 544
• Jennings v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 152 Kan. 469
• Northington v. Northington · 158 Kan. 641
• Simmons v. Gill · 161 Kan. 123
• Crawford v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 166 Kan. 163

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• Primm v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 249 P.2d 647
• Bright v. Cargill, Inc. · 837 P.2d 348
• Sheahan v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 241 P.2d 515
• Hanna v. CRA, Inc. · 409 P.2d 786
• Bright v. Bragg · 264 P.2d 494
• Zehring v. Wickham · 658 P.2d 1004
• Hollingsworth v. Fehrs Equipment Co. · 729 P.2d 1214
• McGowen v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 529 P.2d 97
• Woods v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 553 P.2d 900
• Wyatt v. Potomac Electric Power Co. · 498 A.2d 278
• Murphy v. Chickasha Mobile Homes, Inc. · 611 P.2d 243
• Coble v. Williams · 282 P.2d 425
• Basurto v. Utah Construction & Mining Company · 485 P.2d 859
• White v. Ponozzo · 291 P.2d 843
• Durnil v. Grant · 356 P.2d 872
• Houk v. Arrow Drilling Co. · 439 P.2d 146
• Watson v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co. · 450 P.2d 10
• Brown v. Arrington Const. Co. · 262 P.2d 789
• Whitaker v. Douglas · 292 P.2d 688
• Schafer v. Kansas Soya Products Co. · 358 P.2d 737
• Baird v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 535 F. Supp. 1371
• Coal Operators Cas. Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 223 La. 794
• Hataway v. Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Co. · 405 P.2d 350
• Whitaker v. Douglas · 277 P.2d 641
• Atwell v. Maxwell Bridge Co. · 409 P.2d 994

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