Kimple v. Foster

The opinion of the court was delivered by This action was commenced by the three plaintiffs, John Stanley
Kimple, Ernest I. Stahly and Larry A. Morris, to recover for
personal injuries sustained while guests at The Roaring Sixties,
a Wichita nightspot. The case was tried to a jury which awarded
damages to each plaintiff in the sum of $6500. The defendant,
Bill G. Foster, owner of the offending tavern, has appealed. For the three victims, the evening of July 7, 1966, began
innocently enough. The men met in the afternoon for a business
conference, following which they had dinner together. About 9:00
p.m. they dropped into The Roaring Sixties, where they ordered a
pitcher of beer. Soon thereafter the tavern exploded with a
frenetic violence which more than matched the picturesque
character of its name.