Everly v. Adams

Citations

• 95 Kan. 305
• 147 P. 1134
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 208

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Cities — Not Liable for Failure of Its Officers to. 'Enforce Ordinances. A city is not liable in a civil action for damages for failure of its officers to enforce governmental ordinances enacted in the interest of the public welfare.</p> <p>2. Same — Vicious Cow at Large on Private Premises — Personal Injuries. The principle of law just stated applied to the case of a woman who was injured on her own premises by a vicious cow which she was attempting to drive away and which the city officers knew was running at large contrary to an ordinance prohibiting cattle from running at large within the city limits.</p>