Vetter v. Morgan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• car being used belonged to defendant’s father, so the defendant had “a peculiar ability” to control the manner in which the car was driven
• “A negligence claim may be based on intentional rude pranks and horseplay that cause unintended injury.”
• “Assault is defined as an intentional threat or attempt, coupled with apparent ability, to do bodily harm to another, resulting in immediate apprehension of bodily harm.”
• Kansas law does not require an unwed father to provide support only if the mother has no other source of financial support
• \One person may be liable for the tortious conduct of another when they act in concert.\
• “Words can constitute assault if together with other acts or circumstances they put the other in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.” (citation modified)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).