Guldner v. Cramm

Citations

• 83 Kan. 727
• 112 P. 623
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 225

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Damages — Injury to Wife — Loss of Services — Amount of Awwrd —Expenses of Operation for Another Cause. A man and his wife were traveling upon the public highway in a top buggy, and were negligently struck by a passing automobile. The wife was injured. She was at the time, and had been, suffering with abdominal fibroid tumors. About ten days after the collision with the automobile she was operated upon for the removal of such tumors, and died from the shock produced by the operation. The husband commenced this action to recover damages from the owner of the automobile for the loss of the services of his wife and expenses incurred on account of the injuries received by her from the automobile. Held, that no damages could be recovered in such action on account of the operation.</p>