KANSAS OFFICE of
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8-537.

History: L. 1937, ch. 283, § 37; L. 1959, ch. 51, § 7; L. 1968, ch. 218, § 10; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited; damages to bridge caused by violation hereof recoverable under K.S.A. 8-5,124. State Highway Comm. v. Stadler, 158 Kan. 289, 293, 148 P.2d 296.

2. Section violated; operator not guilty of negligence as matter of law. Crawford v. Miller, 163 Kan. 718, 720, 722, 186 P.2d 116; Bell v. Miller, 163 Kan. 724, 186 P.2d 115.

3. Right to drive on all portions of highway restricted. Gabel v. Hanby, 165 Kan. 116, 128, 193 P.2d 239.

4. Collision proximately resulting from driving on wrong side of road; actionable negligence. Beecher v. Stepanian, 170 Kan. 201, 204, 224 P.2d 1017.

5. Offender not guilty of negligence as a matter of law although section violated. DeGraw v. Kansas City & Leavenworth Transportation Co., 170 Kan. 713, 718, 228 P.2d 527.

6. Fourth-degree manslaughter; driving car while drunk; information sufficient. State v. Spohr, 171 Kan. 129, 130, 230 P.2d 1013.

7. Discussed; trial court order discharging defendant charged with manslaughter reversed. State v. Goetz, 171 Kan. 703, 706, 237 P.2d 246.

8. No defense that party negligently permitted himself to drive on wrong side of road. State v. Champ, 172 Kan. 737, 738, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 242 P.2d 1070.

9. Mentioned; refusal of trial court to give certain instructions upheld. Blakeman v. Lofland, 173 Kan. 725, 732, 252 P.2d 852.

10. Mentioned; petition failed to state cause of action for punitive damages. Gesslein v. Britton, 175 Kan. 661, 662, 266 P.2d 263.

11. Overwidth vehicle; violation of regulation requiring flagman held not proximate cause. Maust v. Ioerger, 177 Kan. 558, 563, 280 P.2d 566.

12. Violation of section constitutes negligence. Meng v. Penner, 179 Kan. 789, 791, 298 P.2d 246.

13. Jury's special findings that both parties negligent upheld; damage action. Jackson v. Hutton, 184 Kan. 171, 172, 173, 174, 334 P.2d 424.

14. Fourth-degree manslaughter conviction upheld; instructions; evidence sustained violation hereof. State v. Brooks, 187 Kan. 46, 47, 49, 51, 354 P.2d 89.

15. Driving left of the center of highway proximately resulting in collision is actionable negligence, when. In re Estate of Storer, 191 Kan. 645, 648, 383 P.2d 956.

16. Both drivers negligent; injured passenger may sue either or both and recover. McClave v. Moulton, 123 F.2d 450, 451.

17. Cited in upholding conviction under K.S.A. 8-531. State v. Walker, 199 Kan. 508, 512, 430 P.2d 268.

18. Cited in upholding a conviction under K.S.A. 8-529. State v. Miles, 203 Kan. 707, 710, 457 P.2d 166.


 



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