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- Title: Kohler v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 07, 1963
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This was an action to recover actual and punitive damages to the residence and property of the plaintiffs as a result of the electrical current being shut off by the defendant, causing frozen meat to spoil. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $6,060.45 actual damages, and awarded them punitive damages in the sum of $4,000. The sole question presented is whether plaintiffs' evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict awarding punitive damages. There was little dispute as to the facts, and they are briefly summarized: The plaintiffs are husband and wife and reside in White City, and are the parents of two minor children, Charles, age 12 years, and Kenneth, age eight years. The defendant, The Kansas Power and Light Company, had furnished electrical current to the plaintiffs' home for approximately five years prior to July 18, 1960. The minor child, Kenneth, had rheumatic fever and his doctor recommended that he be moved to a higher and dryer climate during the summer vacation. The Kohler family left White City on June 20, 1960, for Albuquerque, New Mexico, to spend the summer and return prior to the commencement of school in the fall. Before leaving White City, Mr. Kohler went to the office of the