Gibbs v. Mikesell

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• \[T]he function of a petition is to advise the defendant precisely what plaintiff claims against him.\ In construction of petition for purpose of determining its effect, allegations must be liberally construed with 5 a view to substantial justice between the parties.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Voss Ex Rel. Voss v. Bridwell
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1961-09-18· cited 54×
• McCoy v. Wesley Hospital & Nurse Training School
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1961-06-10· cited 38×
• Hendrix v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1969-04-12· cited 32×
• Adams v. City of Arkansas City
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1961-06-10· cited 29×
• Friesen v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1974-07-17· cited 26×
• McElhaney v. Rouse
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1966-06-11· cited 24×
• Creten v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1959-04-11· cited 23×
• Letcher v. Derricott
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1963-07-10· cited 21×
• Fisher v. Pendleton
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1959-03-07· cited 18×
• Adair v. Transcontinental Oil Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1959-04-11· cited 17×
• Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Dennis
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1965-12-11· cited 12×
• Wycoff v. Winona Feed & Grain Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1960-07-02· cited 9×
• Wegley v. Funk
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1968-07-13· cited 9×
• Vakas, Administratrix v. Collins
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1959-06-13· cited 8×
• Harrington v. Hess Construction Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1963-05-11· cited 3×
• Baze v. Groff
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1970-07-17· cited 3×
• West v. Jack Cooper Transport Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1963-10-07· cited 2×
• Motley v. Robinette
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1975-09-23· cited 1×