Norris v. Ross Township

Citations

• 98 Kan. 394
• 161 P. 582
• 1916 Kan. LEXIS 94

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Defective Highway • — ■ Frightened Horse — Proximate Cause — Petition Failed to State Cause of Action. In an action against a township to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been caused by a defect in the highway, it is held that the petition fails to state a cause of action, for the reason that it shows the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury was the frightening of his horse and not a defective condition of the highway.</p>